About us & the British Community in São Paulo

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The British Society São Paulo (formerly known as British & Commonwealth Community Council – B&CCC) is an institution whose mission is to serve the British community, integrating its organisations and affording dignity to those who reside in the State of São Paulo. We understand dignity as social, medical, and financial support.

Our objective is to serve as reference to as many as possible of the organisations connected to the British community in the State of São Paulo, strengthening them both individually and as a group. In this manner, we contribute to intensifying the sense of identity and belonging of our members.

The British Community has been present in São Paulo for over 100 years and was responsible for the creation of a wide range of different organisations: non-profits, sports clubs, international schools, scout groups and churches, for example. In the following pages we’ll bring some articles that show a little of what these entities have been doing for our city.

Sobre nós & a Comunidade Britânica em São Paulo

ritish Society São Paulo (antigo British and Commonwealth Community Council – BCCC) é uma instituição sem fins lucrativos que tem por missão servir a comunidade Britânica, integrando suas organizações e proporcionando dignidade aos seus residentes no estado de São Paulo. Por dignidade, entendemos o suporte social, médico e financeiro.

Objetivamos ser referência ao maior número de organizações ligadas à comunidade Britânica no estado de São Paulo, fortalecendo-as individualmente e como grupo. Acreditamos que desta forma contribuímos para intensificar o senso de identidade e pertencimento de nossos membros.

A Comunidade Britânica está presente em São Paulo há mais de 100 anos e foi responsável pela criação de várias organizações diferentes: ONGs, clubes esportivos, escolas internacionais, grupos de escoteiros e igrejas, por exemplo. Nas próximas páginas nós traremos alguns artigos que mostram um pouco do que essas entidades têm feito por nossa cidade.

Thank you to our partners

A huge thank you to the partners of the Fundação Britânica de Beneficência, without whom it would be impossible to produce the relevant content of the previous pages as well as have such a positive impact on the lives of the many elderly people who are part of our social projects.

Agradecimento aos parceiros

Um agradecimento aos parceiros da Fundação Britânica de Beneficência, sem os quais não seria possível atingir os resultados ilustrados nas páginas anteriores e causar tamanho impacto positivo na vida de tantos idosos que fazem parte dos nossos projetos sociais.

How FBB has been working for the Community and for the elderly cause in 2019

How FBB has been working for the Community and for the elderly cause in 2019

The other projects have not been interrupted and continue in operation in consistence with the demands of our beneficiaries. In February and March, FBB’s staff made 105 carer-escorts available in the Care Programme and 7 in the Extended Programme where we continue assisting the Casa Madre Teodora dos Idosos with financial, material and human resources. Besides that, we keep taking care of our own: 44 home visits were made to the elderly people of our community in order to check their situation and provide any assistance needed.

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The Conviviality Centre, our new project for the elderly, is back again in 2019!

The Conviviality Centre, our new project for the elderly, is back again in 2019!

The Conviviality Centre, our new project for the elderly, is back again in 2019! The evaluation we received from the elderly, users of our Conviviality Centre, was extremely positive. The project that we inaugurated in October 2018 received an overall rating of 4.92 on a scale from 1 to 5. This was the same score received by the Fundação Britânica staff that was responsible for managing the activities.

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British Society - Annual General Meeting 2018

British Society - Annual General Meeting 2018

On 6th December 2018 we held the British Society’s Annual General Meeting where British organisations such as St. Paul’s School, St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, the Royal British Legion, the Carajás Scouts, St. Andrew’s Society, São Paulo Yacht Club (SPYC) and SPAC Rugby presented their 2018 achievements along with their plans for 2019.

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Conviviality Centre for the Elderly

Conviviality Centre for the Elderly

We are proud to say that, during this month of October, we took an important next step in this process: we launched our Conviviality Centre for the Elderly in the Butantã region. The Conviviality Centre (Centro de Convivência) is a space that offers several activities contributing towards a process of healthy ageing. It develops autonomy and sociability, strengthens family ties, and community living helps to         prevent situations of social risk.

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The Fundação Britânica de Beneficência is awarded the Silver Salver by the City Council of São Paulo

The Fundação Britânica de Beneficência is awarded the Silver Salver by the City Council of São Paulo

On the evening of February 19, 2018 the Fundação Britânica de Beneficência was awarded the Silver Salver at a Formal Sitting of the São Paulo City Council. This honour was awarded by the initiative of City Councillor Atílio Francisco, whose legislative endeavours are highlighted by sharing with us his concern for the cause of the elderly and in recognition of our 70 years working in this field to the benefit of the city.

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BSSP's Annual General Meeting 2017

BSSP's Annual General Meeting 2017

On 7th December 2017 we held the British Society’s Annual General Meeting where British organisations such as St. Paul’s School, St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, the Royal British Legion, the Carajás Scouts, St. Andrew’s Society, and São Paulo Yacht Club (SPYC) presented their 2017 achievements along with their plans for 2018.

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