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The Brazilian Association of Architectural Offices (Associação Brasileira de Escritórios de Arquitetura) is a civil entity with national coverage, headquartered in São Paulo. Founded in 1973, it is the only association which gathers together architecture offices and companies that supply goods and services for the construction industry. Its role is to contribute to the appreciation of architecture in urban development and the qualitative improvement of construction in Brazil.

The Brazilian Association of Schools of Architecture and Urbanism (Associação Brasileira de Ensino de Arquitetura e Urbanismo) is a nonprofit organization that aims to improve the quality of higher education in Brazil. To do this, ABEA contributes to the formulation of curriculum guidelines and also helps the Ministry of Education to establish criteria for evaluating educational institutions and students. ABEA annually organizes seminars to evaluate the performance of the agency itself, to discuss teaching strategies and to regulate professional assignments.

The main goal of the Brazilian Landscape Architects Association (Associação Brasileira de Arquitetos Paisagistas) is the promotion of the landscape architect profession, answering the challenges raised by the most varied kinds of interventions in the landscape. To attain these objectives the institution promotes technical visits, courses, lectures, seminars, exhibitions and open letters, such as the one which condemns the widening of the highway along the river Tiete in São Paulo.

Association Pró-Dança is a social organisation of culture, linked to the state government of São Paulo and the Companhia de Dança of São Paulo. Inês Borgéa is one of the artistic directors.

Dance Association of Rio Grande du Sul.

The Dance Research Association of the UFBA (University of Bahia).

An extensive document about the structure and objectives of the institute can be accessed here.

The Associated Architects are located in Minas Gerais.

National Association of Research and Post-graduation in Music.

FIESP — Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo aims at transforming Brazil into a great economic power, and does not limit itself to the borders of the State of São Paulo. FIESP is spokesperson for 132 business associations which represent approximately 150 thousand industries of all sizes and in all areas. It is the largest professional body in Brazilian industry.

Fecomercio — Commerce Federation of the State of São Paulo, was founded in 1938. It represents 151 retail and services sector business associations throughout the country. It encompasses about 600 thousand companies responsible for 10% of the Brazilian GNP and generates around five million jobs. Fecomercio has developed its procedures for the economic development of the country. It endorses the internal market, free initiatives, and the removal of the state interference from the economy and the differing treatment of micro and small businesses.