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As of 4 November 2026, 2,489 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in Brazil; 6 are hiring right now and São Paulo has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 2,489
- Hiring now
- 6 · 3 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Other research institutes & think tanks · 428
- Top city
- São Paulo · 149
- Parent market
- Public, community & associations · 47,188
Research institutes & think tanks in Brazil, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Other research institutes & think tanks | 428 | 17% |
| Humanities social research projects | 423 | 17% |
| Multidisciplinary research institutes | 403 | 16% |
| University research labs | 399 | 16% |
| Biomedical research groups | 268 | 11% |
| Biodiversity conservation research | 204 | 8% |
| Policy think tanks | 198 | 8% |
| Environmental & agri research | 178 | 7% |
| Health services research groups | 154 | 6% |
| Advocacy campaign nonprofits | 87 | 3% |
| Conservation & environmental charities | 80 | 3% |
| Education research projects | 79 | 3% |
| Professional bodies | 76 | 3% |
| Ai & society research | 69 | 3% |
| Cultural heritage research projects | 66 | 3% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 1,069 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 723 · 0 |
| 11-50 employees | 532 · 0 |
| 51-200 employees | 109 · 0 |
| 201-500 employees | 33 · 3 |
| 501-1000 employees | 12 · 2 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 8 · 1 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 2 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 149 | 6% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 92 | 4% |
| Belém | 68 | 3% |
| Brasília | 28 | 1% |
| Santana | 19 | 1% |
| Curitiba | 17 | 1% |
| Belo Horizonte | 15 | 1% |
| Fortaleza | 14 | 1% |
| Recife | 13 | 1% |
| San Ildefonso Tultepec | 13 | 1% |
| San José | 12 | 0% |
| Campinas | 11 | 0% |
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Other segments of public, community & associations in Brazil
Public, community & associations in Brazil, the whole market →
Nonprofit civic associations · 12,097 →
Membership associations & unions · 10,639 →
Charitable foundations · 8,279 →
Churches congregations · 7,784 →
Public programmes & agencies · 6,689 →
Municipal government · 4,889 →
Amateur sports clubs · 4,002 →
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2,489 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in Brazil; 6 are hiring right now and São Paulo has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/brazil/research_institutes_and_think_tanks)
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- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Research institutes & think tanks in Brazil: questions
How many research institutes & think tanks companies are there in Brazil?
2,489 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
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