SERVICES (*)
- Legal Advice by lawyers registered with the Law Society or OISC
- Psychological Counselling
- Sworn Translations*
- Interpreting – Charges only on travelling expenses
- Social Workers
- General help, including social benefits
- CPF Regularization
- Forms and Guides from the Brazilian General Consulate in London
- Help with filling in forms
- Help with searching for accommodation, work and schools
- Advertisements board
- Postal boxes *
- Internet access*
- Copying and FAX Services*
- Business Cards’ creation and confection*
- Documents scanned*
- Associated Doctors and Dentists*
- Help with opening bank accounts
- English Learning Classes
- Help to future emigrants still in Brazil through virtual assistance and events
- Space for small events, workshops and meetings*
- Production, development or participation in events for the community
- Special VIP services for members – subject to agreement
- Professional consultancy available in all England, Scotland and Wales when possible
- 24 hours emergency line
(*) Some of these services are charged, but members always are entitled to a 50% discount (except on plans)
CONTACT US
21 Foley Street
London, W1W 6DR
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm and Saturday, 11am to 5pm.
Exceptionally on Sundays – special appointments subject to availability.
We are closed on Bank Holidays and during the weeks of Christmas and New Years.
The nearest underground station is Goodge Street or Oxford Circus within 5 minutes walking distance. For precise bus routes, please see the map below.
You can see the map, clicking here.
Telephone:
020 7580 0133
Emergency or Press (24 hours):
075 4072 3499
Fax:
020 7637 1045
E-mail:
info@casadobrasil.org.uk
Website:
www.casadobrasil.org.uk
MSN (Service not always available):
casadobrasil@hotmail.co.uk
MEMBERSHIP
The services provided by Casa do Brasil em Londres are free subjected to annually membership. The cost is £25.00 (individual or familiar, which includes the couple and descendants aged under 18). You will be asked to fill in the adhesion form (link below) for each member of the family, and to take the application to our office personally or by post, together with the annual fee, which can be paid in cash, check or postal voucher. The form is available in our reception or it can be downloaded through the Casa do Brasil em Londres website, on the “formulários” link. If you opt to send via post, please find our address on the “contatos” link.
OUR MISSION
Registered as not for profit limited company, Casa do Brasil em Londres provides services of legal advice and psychological counselling, social assistance and help our community with searching for jobs, accommodation, teaching and general well being.
The main purpose of Casa do Brasil em Londres is to unite the Brazilian Community, encouraging them to debate experiences in talks or open chats, as a way to help the new-comers – tourists, students or workers – to understand how is life out their own country and the best way to live here feeling “at home” just as in Brazil.
Casa do Brasil em Londres also promotes cultural events, in a daily space for our community to socialize in, where they will be able to find a coffee shop, internet access, library, Brazilian products shop and items of interest to the community.
Casa do Brasil em Londres has as basis the important volunteer participation of the community and professionals from different backgrounds. It can be included here, lawyers or legal advisers (registered with OISC), psychologists, interpreters, social workers or anyone who can offer a few volunteer hours in general services as reception, secretariat, and so on. Portuguese speaking doctors and dentists are also welcome, so it can be established a network of associates, with special rates for the members of Casa do Brasil em Londres.
Casa do Brasil em Londres embraced an Equal Opportunity Policy, regardless of race, gender, religion, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, for users as well as for volunteers and occasional employees. It also adopted a policy of data protection, which accounts for the total privacy and confidentiality of all information given by the members to the organization.
Casa do Brasil em Londres is a Brazilian community association, without a profitable purpose and supported by volunteer work. Therefore, your suggestions will be always welcome and can be sent by e-mail, to info@casadobrasil.org.uk.
ABOUT US
Casa do Brasil em Londres is a not for profit company, limited by guarantee, registered on the 4th of August 2009 with the “Companies House” under number 6980167. Our full address is 21 Foley Street, London, W1W 6DR, United Kingdom.
Casa do Brasil em Londres works as a Brazilian Association.
The Company’s director is Carlos Mellinger and it is registered for Data Protection purposes. Casa do Brasil does not discriminate under any circumstances and / or does not tolerate discrimination in the same basis against the Brazilian Community.
