ABCeX

ABCeX (American Brazilian Cultural Exchange) is a non-profit organization committed to promoting cultural exchange between the United States and Brazil. Our founders and board members come from a wide range of experiences and careers. We all share a love for Brazilian culture and a strong belief in the power of cultural exchange to inspire, enlighten, and empower. Most of us have had cultural exchange experiences abroad that were somehow transformative. In March 2009, we founded ABCeX in response to the recognition that such experiences are invaluable, and that, due to lack of infrastructure, they remain inaccessible to many interested parties in the U.S. and in Brazil.

Brazil and the US are the two giants of the western hemisphere, economically and culturally.  And they will only become increasingly linked to each other in the future, as a multi-polar world becomes a reality.  We believe that stronger links and deeper understanding between the two will be crucial in the future.

Cultural exchange is good for you.

Take, for example, the advantages of learning a second language.  For one thing, you can meet new people, make new friends, and understand people with different points of view.  It might help you get work overseas, or get a better job where you live.  There are cognitive benefits as well. Speakers of multiple languages also process their own native language better than faster, and a second language may even make your brain more resilient and creative.