Rio's Brazilian proudly supports the following organizations:

Rainforest Partnership and their mission of “Linking people to people for a sustainable future.”

Rainforest Partnership

Families by Choice two years running at their Lovexotic fundraiser

Lovexotic

Families by Choice

Room to Read and its work in India, and the "Room to Dream" campaign

Room to Read

The Brazil Center in it's collaboration with Cine Las Americas (CLA) as they promoted Brazilian film in the 12th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival

The Brazil Center

The Brazil Center and the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center event, Celebrate Me, Brazil!

George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center

Les Dames d' Escoffier, an organization of women leaders in food, beverage and hospitality whose mission is education, advocacy and philanthropy

Les Dames d' Escoffier

Austin Pride, a benefit for the 2009 Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival

Austin Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Latinitas, a non-profit organization focused on informing, entertaining, and inspiring young Latinas to grow into healthy, confident, and successful Latinas

Latinitas

The Rude Mechanicals' Oyster Club - a project dedicated to sharing not only Austin's live culture, but the urbane shellfish that inspired it.

The Rude Mechanicals’ Oyster Club

HYP (the Habitat Young Professionals) Habitat for Humanity, at their 2009 HYP Gala, “A Night to Change Lives,” at One World Theatre

Habitat Young Professionals

Brazilian/Austinite, Simone Pedrozo-Arnold's debut fashion show at Creature's Boutique

Morena Rosa

Creatures Boutique

The Austin Theater Alliance and the Paramount Theater at their 73rd Gala

The Austin Theater Alliance

Slow Food Austin/Better Bites Silent Auction, 2009

Slow Food Austin

Refugee Services of Texas and their "World Beats Benefit," that was hosted at Ruta Maya on S. Congress

Refugee Services of Austin