Observa China was founded in 2020 by a group of young professionals to create a network to enrich the debate on China in Portuguese. The mission of the organisation is to develop a connected network that highlights China's growing importance in international relations and the world's south-south relations.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.observachina.org/

Address:
Rua Nóbrega, 57, Bairro Icaraí, Niterói - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ZIP CODE: 24.220-320

Country:
Brazil

Sub-region:
South America

Areas of focus

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
2020
Age (years)
观中国
 5
Brazil average
 32
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Ms. Bethânia Barros, Ms. Paulina Yeal Cho, Mr. Igor Patrick, Mr. Paulo Menechelli, Mr. Thiago Bessimo, Mr. Lucas Padilha, and Mr. Rodolfo Barrueco
Founder gender: Both male & female co-founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Thiago P B Bessimo; Luana Margarete Geiger; Carolina Souza; Caterina Paiva; Pedro Steenhagen
Leader gender: Both male and female (more than one person)
Leader(s) (2024): Thiago Bessimo; Aline Tedeschi; João Pedro Correa
Leader gender: Both male and female co-leaders (more than one person)
Leader(s) (2023): Thiago Bessimo; Aline Tedeschi; João Pedro Correa; Thauana Morais
Leader gender: Both male and female co-leaders (more than one person)
Staff size
2025
观中国
 58
Brazil average
 44
Global average
 88
2024
观中国
 22
2023
观中国
 18
% Female staff
2025
观中国
 57%
Brazil average
 50%
Global average
 50%
2024
观中国
 59%
2023
观中国
 56%
% Female researchers
2025
观中国
 53%
Brazil average
 49%
Global average
 47%
2024
观中国
 50%
2022
观中国
 32%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
观中国
 2
Brazil average
 51
Global average
 57
2023
观中国
 3
2022
观中国
 6

Social

Twitter
Followers (2025)
观中国
 1,851
Brazil average
 14,780
Global average
 19,911
Followers (2024)
观中国
 1,851
Subscribers (2025)
观中国
 391
Brazil average
 10,458
Global average
 7,443
Subscribers (2024)
观中国
 391
Subscribers (2023)
观中国
 401
Instagram
Followers (2025)
观中国
 4,559
Brazil average
 60,296
Global average
 18,610
Followers (2024)
观中国
 4,559
Followers (2023)
观中国
 3,705
Followers (2025)
观中国
 5,000
Brazil average
 18,203
Global average
 15,938
Followers (2024)
观中国
 5,000
Followers (2023)
观中国
 4,093

Data notes

Last updated: 16/12/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website, Organisation's social media accounts
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