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Recognising excellence across the Brazil-Ireland corridor

The first edition of the BICC Business Excellence Awards celebrates the organisations, professionals and initiatives that have done the most to strengthen ties between Brazil and Ireland, across trade, community, and innovation.
 

Winners will be announced at the BICC Annual Gala & Awards, on 26 November 2026, at UCD O'Reilly Hall, Dublin (venue to be confirmed).

Nominations are open now. Nominate someone, or yourself, before 29 September 2026.

TURNING BILATERAL POTENTIAL INTO COMMERCIAL OUTCOMES

ABOUT BICC

The Brazil Ireland Chamber of Commerce (BICC) is an independent, member-led chamber connecting businesses, institutions and people across the Brazil-Ireland corridor. Founded in Dublin in 2023, BICC's mission is to create the access, intelligence and relationships that turn bilateral potential into commercial outcomes.
 

The BICC Business Excellence Awards are organised by BICC as part of this mission, recognising the organisations, professionals and initiatives that have done the most to strengthen ties between Brazil and Ireland. This is the first edition of the Awards, presented at the BICC Annual Gala & Awards on 26 November 2026.

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CATEGORIES

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EDITION

26 Nov

GALA NIGHT

THE SIX CATEGORIES

SIX WAYS EXCELLENCE IS RECOGNISED

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BRAZIL-IRELAND CORRIDOR LEADERSHIP AWARD

Recognises proven business performance from an organisation operating across both the Irish and Brazilian markets. Open to members and non-members alike, provided the organisation is registered and has a real, sustained operation in both countries.

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COMMUNITY REACH AWARD

Recognises an Irish or multinational organisation that has best connected with the Brazilian community in Ireland, whether as customers, employees or partners.

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TRUSTED ADVISOR AWARD

Recognises a professional service provider in immigration, legal, tax, accounting or financial services that has excelled in serving, and growing alongside, the Brazilian community in Ireland.

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BRAZILIAN RISING
STAR AWARD

Recognises a Brazilian-founded business in an early stage of its journey in Ireland, showing clear trajectory and potential rather than scale.

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Presented in partnership
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BRAZILIAN ENTERPRISE EXCELLENCE AWARD

Recognises a Brazilian-founded business that has already established and scaled successfully in the Irish market, through expansion, multiple locations, or sustained growth.

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RESEARCH & INNOVATION EXCELLENCE AWARD

Recognises outstanding research, innovation, academic contribution and talent development connected to Brazil and Ireland, including individual researchers, research teams, universities, academic institutions and Brazil-Ireland research partnerships.

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Delivered in partnership with Brazilian Academics in Ireland (BAI).

HOW IT WORKS

CLEAR RULES, WRITTEN ASSESSMENT, ONE JURY

Anyone can nominate, including self-nominations, across all six categories.

Nominations should provide clear, relevant and, where possible, measurable evidence of the nominee’s achievements.

For the Brazilian Rising Star and Brazilian Enterprise Excellence categories, the jury selects three finalists each, and the winner is decided by public vote.

You may submit up to 3 nominations, with a maximum of 1 per category.

Open to members and non-members. These awards recognise excellence across the whole corridor, not only within the BICC membership.

Every nomination is assessed in writing by our jury. There is no interview or live presentation stage.

For all other categories, the result is decided by the jury alone and revealed only on the night of the Gala.

Multiple nominations for the same nominee in the same category are consolidated and do not improve their chances.

For full eligibility criteria, evaluation weightings and detailed rules, see the Official Regulations.

KEY DATES

THE ROAD TO THE GALA

7 SEPTEMBER 2026

Call for Nominations opens

29 SEPTEMBER 2026

Nomination deadline

30 SEPTEMBER TO 13 OCTOBER

Eligibility screening by BICC

14 OCTOBER TO 13 NOVEMBER

Evaluation by the jury

16 OCTOBER

Meet the finalists: Rising Star and Enterprise Excellence

16 OCTOBER TO 13 NOVEMBER

Public voting window (Rising Star & Enterprise Excellence only)

26 NOVEMBER 2026

Winners announced at the BICC Annual Gala & Awards

WHO DECIDES

MEET DE JURY

Winners are selected by a curated jury bringing together diplomatic, institutional and professional expertise from across the corridor. For four categories, the jury decides the winner directly. For Brazilian Rising Star and Brazilian Enterprise Excellence, the jury selects three finalists, and the public vote decides the winner.

FIXED JURORS · ALL SIX CATEGORIES

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Ambassador of Ireland to Brazil

H.E. Martin Gallagher

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Grant Thornton

Peter Vale

Padrão de Círculos Cinza

To be announced 

Juror to be announced soon

CATEGORY JURORS

BRAZIL IRELAND CORRIDOR LEADERSHIP

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Alex Figueiredo

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Eoghan O'Briain

Enterprise Ireland

TRUSTED ADVISOR

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André Acetose Nascimento

IBEC

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Senator Aubrey McCarthy

Seanad Éireann

COMMUNITY REACH

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André Acetose Nascimento

IBEC

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Senator Aubrey McCarthy

Seanad Éireann

BRAZILIAN RISING STAR

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Juliana Bolger

Vitrine.ie & Vitrine Magazine

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Oisín Geoghegan

Local Enterprise Office

BRAZILIAN ENTERPRISE EXCELLENCE

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Avolon

Felipe Campos

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Local Enterprise Office

Oisín Geoghegan

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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Atlantic Technological University (ATU) &  Brazilian Academics in Ireland (BAI)

Dr. Charles Alves de Castro 

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Maynooth University (MU) & Brazilian Academics in Ireland (BAI)

Dr. Erivelton Nepomuceno

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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) & Brazilian Academics in Ireland (BAI)

Dr. Danilo Sarti 

Padrão de Círculos Cinza

To be announced 

Juror to be announced soon

Ready to nominate?

Nominating takes a few minutes. You'll need the nominee's details, a short written case for why they deserve recognition, and contact details for two independent references.

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