About us

ABOUT US

RenovaBR is the largest political training school in Brazil

We are a multi-partisan, non-profit school that trains political and public leaders for a fairer and less unequal Brazil, and for a more participatory and informed democracy. Since 2017, , our work has involved selecting, encouraging and preparing leaders capable of transforming our reality. 

In our courses, we teach everything that good leaders need to know for this mission: qualified knowledge about the reality of our country, based on data and evidence, transparency, plurality, representation and respect for democratic values.

+ 8

YEARS OF ACTIVITY

+ 3.600

POLITICAL LEADERS

+ 440

LEADERS ELECTED SINCE 2018

+ 44

MAYORS

+ 25

DEPUTY MAYORS

+ 295

COUNCILORS

+ 11

FEDERAL DEPUTIES

+ 10

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

+ 1

SENATOR

+ 386

ELECTED OFFICIALS IN MANDATE

+ 135.000

PEOPLE INTERESTED IN JOINING US

+ 538

LEADERS ACTING IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

+ 600h

OF COURSES SINCE 2017

+ 955

PUBLIC LEADERS

+ 29

PARTIES REPRESENTED IN BRAZIL

Know our
values

ETHICS

We value ethics as the backbone for shaping leaders committed to all areas of activity, in order to promote a more integral and effective politics.

TRANSPARENCY

We promote and encourage leadership actions with clarity, honesty, accountability and commitment to transparency in an accessible manner, strengthening trust with society and fostering a more participatory and informed democracy.

LEARNING

We emphasize continuous learning, based on data and evidence, to empower political leaders, as we believe that sharing knowledge is essential to improving and strengthening democracy.

PLURALITY

We celebrate plurality, regardless of origins as long as these are democratic positions, and promote an inclusive environment that values different political perspectives. We recognize that the diversity of ideas enriches the debate and strengthens our mission to shape leaders committed to the common good.

REPRESENTATION

We advocate for representation and diversity, striving for inclusion in spaces of power by promoting diverse individuals who truly represent their communities to serve a genuinely inclusive and participatory politics.

Meet the RenovaBR leaders

Since our first class, in 2018, we have trained more than 2,000 political leaders across Brazil, of all origins and political-ideological stances. In the 2018 general elections, 17 leaders were elected to positions in the Congress and State Legislatures. In the 2020 municipal elections, more than 150 were elected to City Hall and City Councils. In 2022, 18 leaders became part of the Legislative Assemblies and the Chamber of Deputies.



OUR STUDENTS
Tocantins TO Bahia BA Sergipe IF Pernambuco FOOT Alagoas AL Rio Grande do Norte RN Ceará CE Piauí PI Maranhão BAD Amapá AP Pará SHOVEL Roraima RR Amazonas AM Acre B.C Rondônia RO Mato Grosso MT Mato Grosso do Sul MS Goiás GO Paraná PR Santa Catarina SC Rio Grande do Sul LOL São Paulo SP Minas Gerais MG Rio de Janeiro RJ Espírito Santo ES Distrito Federal DF Paraíba PB

B.C

8 STUDENTS

al

12 STUDENTS

ap

3 STUDENTS

am

10 STUDENTS

ba

15 STUDENTS

ce

19 STUDENTS

df

13 STUDENTS

is

41 STUDENTS

go

22 STUDENTS

bad

15 STUDENTS

mt

6 STUDENTS

ms

9 STUDENTS

mg

78 STUDENTS

shovel

19 STUDENTS

pb

12 STUDENTS

pr

32 STUDENTS

foot

28 STUDENTS

pi

2 STUDENTS

rj

72 STUDENTS

rn

9 STUDENTS

LOL

25 STUDENTS

ro

2 STUDENTS

rr

6 STUDENTS

SC

44 STUDENTS

sp

111 STUDENTS

if

18 STUDENTS

I'm

7 STUDENTS

Discover our trajectory and the main moments in our history

2017

RenovaBR was founded on October 8th. The first selection process opened with a focus on training people interested in running for the State Legislatures and the National Congress.

2018

In January, RenovaBR’s first course began for the 130 selected leaders with online and in-person classes. 17 leaders were elected, by 7 parties in 8 states.

2019

Creation of the "RenovaBR Cidades" program, aimed at people interested in running for City Councils or City Halls, in the 2020 elections. 1,400 people were selected, and 1,140 leaders graduated in December.

2020

In the municipal elections, 156 "RenovaBR Cidades" program leaders were elected: 13 mayors, 2 deputy mayor and 141 city councilors.

2021

Launch of the selection process for "Jornada Renova" program, with more than 12 thousand applicants. Implementing of the first Continuous Training, in partnership with Insper, at the RenovaBR Training Center.

2022

Installation of the Knowledge Ramp on the Ministries Esplanade of Brazil, to celebrate the graduation of another 194 leaders. 18 of these were elected to Congress and State Legislatures. Launch of the Alumni Platform, a collaborative and inclusive environment created exclusively for RenovaBR leaders.

2023

Opening of the "Eleições 2024" program selection process, aimed at those who wished to run for City Councils or City Halls. Partnership with VelezReyes+ to create CostaRica+, an incubator for political leaders in Costa Rica.

From Brazil
to the world

RenovaBR was approached by Civil society organizations from the countries highlighted bellow and made itself available to dialogue and share the challenges and lessons learned from our history. In 2022, our school was highlighted as a reference in non-partisan political training, among 28 international institutions listed by the Apolitical Foundation.

COSTA RICA

Based on the partnership with VelezReyes+, RenovaBR offered technical support to the CostaRica+ Incubator. The initiative, founded in April 2023, qualifies candidates from different parties and political ideologies on issues such as ethics, public leadership, communication and public policies. Learn more: MasCR

DENMARK

RenovaBR participates in the Danida Fellowship course on sustainability and strengthening dialogue in politics at the invitation of the Danish Embassy.

FRANCE

RenovaBR is present at Brasa EuroLeads 2021, a conference for Brazilians in Europe, held in Paris.

USA

Joe Biden's campaign team offers in-house and exclusive training to the RenovaBR team and school partners.

FRANCE

RenovaBR is present at Brasa EuroLeads 2021, a conference for Brazilians in Europe, held in Paris.

OUR TEAM

RenovaBR is led by a team of talented, inspired and engaged professionals, who seek to transform the country through innovation, efficiency and impact.

Rodrigo Cobra

Executive director

Otávio Teixeira

Director of Operations

Ana Martins

Communications Director

Marjorie Lynn

Director of Education

Gabriel Morais

Director of Institutional Relations

Anna Julia Rocha

Strategic Relationship

Beatriz Rizzoli

Business Intelligence

Bruna Cahali

Communication

Caroliny Fernandes

Institutional Relations

Christopher Figo

Communication

Davi Abreu

Strategic Relationship

Eloá Monsores

Business Intelligence

Filipe Fernandes

Human Resources

Gabriel Ferreira

Data

Gabriella Pio

Education

Gabrielly Menezes

Data

Gisele Jofre

Human Resources

Guilherme Ferreira

Communication

Isabella Huerta

Education

Jessica Guedes

Education

João Lucas Mattos

Communication

Julia Rugai

Communication

Jun Tanikawa

Education

Lucas Feitosa

Communication

Luís Felipe Salgado

Finance Department

Maíra Perazzo

Strategic Affairs

Mikaely dos Santos

Community

Natalia Leite

Communication

Nicolly Barbosa

Education

Ricardo dos Santos

Community

Ryan Medeiros

Strategic Relationship

Administrative Board

Our Board of Directors is made up of people with extensive experience and international notoriety, who offer different insights to support RenovaBR in its mission to transform politics.

Claudio Szajman

Daniella Raimundo

Eduardo Mufarej

Felipe Rigoni

Irina Bullara

Jean Marc-Etlin

Mafoane Odara

Paulo Hartung

Wolff Klabin

STRATEGIC ADVICE

Ana Carla Abrão

Daniel Goldberg

Florence Robalinho

Marcelo Ramos

Melchiades Filho

Tasso Jereissati

Wellington Vitorino

Education Committee

Denis Mizne

CEO of the Lemann Foundation

Fernando Schuler

Political scientist and professor at Insper

Mafoane Odara

HR Executive, Culture and Dialogue Strategist, Professor

Felipe Rigoni

State Secretary of the Environment/ES and former federal deputy/ES

Tiago Mitraud

President of the Libertas Foundation of the Novo party and former federal deputy/MG

José Henrique Nascimento

Secretary of Partnerships, Concessions and Agreements of the City of Brusque/SC

Renata Goldfarb

Founder of Teach Tribe - focused on technology and Artificial Intelligence

Guilherme Luz

Entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Galena

Irina Bullara

Executive, strategic consultant, speaker, teacher and coordinator of the RenovaBR Education Committee

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