helping to bolster entrepreneurialism across the whole of brazil, the serviço brasileiro de apoio às micro e pequenas empresas - sebrae is a nonprofit organization that empowers, promotes and supports small and startup businesses nationwide.

established in 1972, the sebrae has maintained its aim to stimulate brazilian entrepreneurialism, and thus the brazilian economy, by enabling the competitiveness and sustainability of micro enterprises and small businesses.

headquartered in the capital city of brasilia, sebrae has 27 offices throughout the country, with an important one in rio de janeiro, where the institution offers support in various forms to entrepreneurial cariocas.