The Veredas Institute is a Brazilian non-profit and non-partisan organisation that was established in 2016. It aims to raise awareness among public policymakers, universities, and civil society of the importance of evidence-informed policymaking processes. It approaches scientific data with knowledge translation tools, adapting communication to people’s needs. It values transparency and believes that policy debates are only possible when every person can understand and develop opinions concerning public matters.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.veredas.org/

Address:
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil

Country:
Brazil

Sub-region:
South America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Latin America
Operating languages
English , Portuguese , Spanish

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Network
Year founded
2016
Age (years)
Instituto Veredas
 9
Brazil average
 32
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Laura Boeira, Marcel Carvalho, Davi Romão, Fábio Franco
Founder gender: Both male & female co-founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Laura dos Santos Boeira
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2024): Laura dos Santos Boeira
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Laura dos Santos Boeira
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2025
Instituto Veredas
 20
Brazil average
 44
Global average
 88
2024
Instituto Veredas
 16
2023
Instituto Veredas
 17
% Female staff
2025
Instituto Veredas
 70%
Brazil average
 50%
Global average
 50%
2024
Instituto Veredas
 75%
2023
Instituto Veredas
 65%
% Female researchers
2025
Instituto Veredas
 67%
Brazil average
 49%
Global average
 47%
2024
Instituto Veredas
 83%
2022
Instituto Veredas
 63%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Instituto Veredas
 15
Brazil average
 51
Global average
 57
2023
Instituto Veredas
 10
2022
Instituto Veredas
 12
Financials
2021
Instituto Veredas
 $317,692
Brazil average
 $2,016,069
Global average
 $4,713,576

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
Instituto Veredas
 2,017
Brazil average
 47,034
Global average
 26,974
Subscribers (2025)
Instituto Veredas
 101
Brazil average
 10,458
Global average
 7,436
Subscribers (2024)
Instituto Veredas
 101
Subscribers (2023)
Instituto Veredas
 57
Instagram
Followers (2025)
Instituto Veredas
 2,647
Brazil average
 60,296
Global average
 18,586
Followers (2024)
Instituto Veredas
 2,647
Followers (2023)
Instituto Veredas
 2,158
Followers (2025)
Instituto Veredas
 2,000
Brazil average
 18,203
Global average
 15,926
Followers (2024)
Instituto Veredas
 2,000
Followers (2023)
Instituto Veredas
 1,101

Data notes

Last updated: 13/12/2024
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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