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Local nonprofits, social enterprises, community centers and arts organizations in São Paulo — with business listings kept in their own categories.
Fundacao Abrinq pelos Direitos da Crianca e do Adolescente
Children's rights foundation · Children's rights foundation
Defends children's rights and supports child-focused public policy and programs.
Fundacao Tide Azevedo Setubal
Community development foundation · Community development foundation
Works to reduce urban inequality and strengthen peripheral communities.
Associacao Educacional e Assistencial Casa do Zezinho
Youth development association · Youth development association
Provides education, arts and social development programs for children and youth.
Obra do Berco
Child and family assistance association · Child and family assistance association
Supports early childhood development and vulnerable families.
Liga das Senhoras Catolicas de Sao Paulo / Liga Solidaria
Social assistance association · Social assistance association
Runs education, youth, family and community support programs.
Fundacao Dorina Nowill para Cegos
Disability inclusion foundation · Disability inclusion foundation
Promotes autonomy and inclusion for blind and low-vision people.
Associacao de Assistencia a Crianca Deficiente (AACD)
Disability rehabilitation association · Disability rehabilitation association
Provides rehabilitation, orthopedic care and inclusion services.
Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e a Crianca com Cancer (GRAACC)
Pediatric cancer nonprofit · Pediatric cancer nonprofit
Provides specialized treatment and support for children and adolescents with cancer.
Fundacao Gol de Letra
Youth education foundation · Youth education foundation
Uses education, culture and sport to support children and young people.
Instituto C
Family social-assistance nonprofit · Family social-assistance nonprofit
Supports families facing social vulnerability and childhood illness.
Instituto Alana
Children's rights institute · Children's rights institute
Promotes children's rights, healthy development and environmental justice.
Associacao Comunitaria Monte Azul
Community development association · Community development association
Provides education, health, culture and social services in southern Sao Paulo.
Projeto Arrastao
Community development association · Community development association
Offers education, culture, social assistance and employability programs.
Instituto Fazendo Historia
Child protection nonprofit · Child protection nonprofit
Supports children and adolescents in foster and residential care.
Associacao Vaga Lume
Education and culture association · Education and culture association
Builds community libraries and promotes reading and cultural exchange.
Instituto Tomie Ohtake
Arts and culture nonprofit · Arts and culture nonprofit
Provides visual-arts exhibitions, education and cultural access.
Doutores da Alegria
Arts-in-health nonprofit · Arts-in-health nonprofit
Uses professional clowning and arts to humanize healthcare settings.
Fundacao Julita
Community social-assistance foundation · Community social-assistance foundation
Supports children, youth and families through education and social services.
Instituto Pro-Saber SP
Education nonprofit · Education nonprofit
Promotes literacy, reading and educator development.
Gerando Falcoes
Favela development nonprofit network · Favela development nonprofit network
Coordinates social-development programs and local organizations in favelas.
Universidade de São Paulo
public education · state university
São Paulo State-maintained public university, including a Faculty of Education.
Instituto Federal de São Paulo
public education · federal technical institute
Federal public institution for higher and professional technical education.
Fatec São Paulo
public education · state technical college
State technical-higher-education network campus in São Paulo.
SEBRAE-SP (Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas de São Paulo)
SME support/consulting · business-support institution
Non-profit private organization offering courses
Cubo Itaú
tech/innovation · startup hub / innovation ecosystem
Non-profit innovation hub created by Itaú Unibanco and Redpoint eventures in 2015; largest scale-up focused startup ecosystem in Latin America
CIETEC (Incubadora de Empresas de Base Tecnológica USP/IPEN)
tech/deep-tech · incubator
Pioneer technology-based business incubator linked to USP/IPEN with over 1
ANPROTEC (Associação Nacional de Entidades Promotoras de Empreendimentos Inovadores)
innovation ecosystem · national association
https://anprotec.org.br/site/
APEX-Brasil (Agência Brasileira de Promoção de Exportações e Investimentos)
export/internationalization · government export-promotion agency
Federal agency supporting Brazilian companies (majority micro/small) to export and internationalize; supported 23
FIESP (Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo)
manufacturing/industry · industry federation
Largest Brazilian industrial association
FecomercioSP (Federação do Comércio de Bens
trade/commerce federation · Serviços e Turismo do Estado de São Paulo)
https://www.fecomercio.com.br/
Spin – São Paulo Investimentos e Negócios (formerly SP Negócios)
economic development/investment · municipal economic development agency
City of São Paulo agency (renamed from SP Negócios) responsible for attracting investment
InvestSP (Agência Paulista de Promoção de Investimentos e Competitividade)
investment/competitiveness · state investment promotion agency
State-level (São Paulo state) social organization that is the entry point for companies seeking to invest or expand in the state
Mercado Municipal de São Paulo (Mercadão)
food/gastronomy retail · historic market
Landmark 1933 municipal market with 290+ stalls (boxes) run by permissionário merchants
Feira da Liberdade (Feira de Arte
weekly street fair · Artesanato e Cultura da Praça da Liberdade)
https://feiradaliberdade.com.br/
Feira de Artes da Praça Benedito Calixto
antiques/crafts/art · weekly street fair
Saturday fair (since 1987) in Pinheiros with 300+ vendors of antiques
Rua 25 de Março
popular commerce/retail · wholesale/retail commercial district
Largest popular-commerce shopping district in Latin America
Bom Retiro (fashion wholesale district)
fashion/textile wholesale · commercial district
Historic garment district shaped by Jewish
Bixiga / Bela Vista district
gastronomy/heritage commerce · cultural-commercial neighborhood
Traditional Italian-immigrant neighborhood known for cantinas
Vila Madalena / Pinheiros creative retail district
design/fashion/decor/art galleries · creative commercial district
Bohemian west-side district known for art galleries
Instituto Feira Preta / Preta Hub
Black entrepreneurship/creative economy · nonprofit/creative economy hub
Afro-centered organization founded by Adriana Barbosa; runs Festival Feira Preta (largest Black-culture and creative-economy festival in Latin America) plus Afrolab and AfroHub training programs; invested over R$11 million supporting Black-owned business digitization
Aliança Empreendedora
inclusive business/microentrepreneurship · nonprofit
NGO supporting low-income microentrepreneurs (formal and informal) in São Paulo periphery and nationally with training
UAPESP (União dos Artesãos Profissionais do Estado de São Paulo)
handicrafts · artisan association
Association uniting professional artisans across São Paulo state
Movimento de Mulheres do Jardim Comercial / Saberes no Pano
textile crafts/women's income generation · nonprofit/sewing cooperative
Founded in 1985 to support women in Jardim Comercial (southern São Paulo) living in vulnerability
ReConecta (cooperativa de artesanato sustentável)
sustainable textile crafts · worker cooperative
Worker's cooperative reusing threads and fabrics for handmade pieces
Liga Ventures
corporate innovation/venture · corporate accelerator
Pioneer (est. 2015) in corporate acceleration and corporate venture in Latin America; connects startups (25
ACE Ventures / ACE Startups
startup investment · early-stage investor/accelerator
Early-stage investor and accelerator based in São Paulo supporting founders from ideation through scale
Instituto Empreender Endeavor Brasil
scale-up mentorship · nonprofit/entrepreneur network
Global entrepreneur-support network with São Paulo headquarters (plus branches in Porto Alegre
Web Summit Rio (São Paulo-adjacent flagship tech event)
startup/tech ecosystem event · technology conference
South America's largest tech conference (40
São Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW)
fashion/design · fashion industry event
Brazil's flagship fashion week (61st edition
789 Design
furniture/interior design · design retail studio
Brazilian furniture and decor brand founded 2024 on Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva
Odara
furniture/design objects · design retail studio
Store specializing in curated Brazilian authorial furniture and design objects
Sesc São Paulo
culture/creative economy support · cultural/social institution
Social Service of Commerce unit (administered by FecomercioSP) offering free cultural programming
Secretaria Municipal de Cultura e Economia Criativa (São Paulo)
cultural policy/creative economy · municipal government department
City department running cultural grant programs (editais) including Programa VAI
CASACOR São Paulo (Loja MASP feature)
interior design/decor · design/architecture exhibition
Major annual design and architecture exhibition; 2026 edition featured a MASP museum store showcase of Brazilian designers
Elo7 (historical
e-commerce marketplace (defunct) · now closed craft marketplace)
https://www.projetodraft.com/videos/por-que-o-elo7-e-uma-das-historias-de-sucesso-da-economia-criativa-no-brasil/
Pronampe (Programa Nacional de Apoio às Microempresas e Empresas de Pequeno Porte)
SME credit/finance · federal credit program
Federal small-business credit line; 2026 rule changes raised the per-CNPJ credit limit from R$250k to R$500k and extended grace periods
BNDES Crédito Pequenas e Médias Empresas
SME finance · federal development bank credit line
National development bank financing line for micro
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