BRAZILIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF FLORIDA INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: BRAZILIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF FLORIDA INC (EIN 59-2140671)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-07-12
IRS object ID: 202331939349300503
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-07-12T06:37:00-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	462676960	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	XIOMARA HERMIDA CPA PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	16501 SW 36 STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	Miramar	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33027	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	592140671	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Brazilian Am Chamber of Commerce of Florida Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BRAZ	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O Box 310038	AddressLine1Txt
City	Miami	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33231	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CARLOS MARIACA	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3055799030	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-06-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	CARLOS	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MARIACA	PersonLastNm

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	XIOMARA HERMIDA CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00367844	PTIN
Phone	9548541057	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-07-12	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification	00	OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CARLOS C MARIACA	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$314,583	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	http://www.brazilchamber.org/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1981	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	FL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO HELP UNITE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITIES OF BRAZIL AND THE USA THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$170,567	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$92,100	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$160,654	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$222,004	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$721	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$479	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$331,942	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$314,583	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$158,953	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$181,751	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$94,167	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$192,257	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$253,120	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$374,008	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$78,822	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$59,425	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$319,317	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$259,892	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$319,317	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$259,892	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO HELP UNITE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITIES OF BRAZIL AND THE USA THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FORGE CLOSER TIES BETWEEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITIES OF BRAZIL AND THE USA VIA LUNCHEONS AND PROGRAM EVENTS PROVIDING INFORMATION.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	2	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	17	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CARLOS C MARIACA	PersonNm
Phone	3055799030	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O Box 310038	AddressLine1Txt
City	Miami	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33231	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
CLAUDIO CURY
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARSON CUNHA
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAULO MIRANDA
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL JAMES HICKEY
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL WATSON
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ARIEL YAARI
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HENRIQUE LIMA
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EDUARDO C SANTOS
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIELA FORTUNA
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TEREZA RAQUEL COSTA
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARILYN BLANCO-REYES
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARINA ELLIOT
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANA PAULA FERREIRA
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CASSIO SEGURA
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	4.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ALEXANDRE PIQUET
PRESIDENT	4.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CARLOS C MARIACA
TREASURER	4.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GRETA TROTMAN
SECRETARY	4.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues	$92,100	MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions	$92,100	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EVENT REVENUES	541900	$213,983	$213,983
BOARD MEETINGS	541900	$5,700	$5,700
MEMBERS PUBLICATIONS	541900	$1,500	$1,500
OTHER REVENUE	541900	$821	$821

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$222,004	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$479	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$479	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$314,583	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$222,483	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$156,000	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,719	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,032	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,200	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,659	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,492	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,939	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,681	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,993	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$223	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,620	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CATERING BANQUET	$102,068	$102,068
ENTERTAINERS AND DECORATION	$15,054	$15,054
PROGRAM SEMINARS	$13,105	$13,105
OTHER EVENT COSTS	$18,223	$18,223

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$374,008	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,568	BOYAmt
EOY	$206,212	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$160,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,680	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,372	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,372	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$319,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$259,892	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$319,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$259,892	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$319,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$259,892	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$319,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$259,892	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$59,425	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$92,100	DuesAssessmentsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,372	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,372	DepreciationAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11	THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND PROVIDES COPIES OF THE FORM 990 TO THE GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c	THE BOARD REVIEWS FOR ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION POLICIES.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a	THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL STAFF.
Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18	COPIES OF THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING COPIES UPON REQUEST.