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Renata Brandão Vasconcellos

Executive Director, Americas, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Renata Vasconcellos is the Executive Director, Americas, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She leads the U.S.-Cuba Business Council and is also responsible for most of the policy agendas of the Brazil-US Business Council.

Renata is an attorney admitted to practice in Brazil and in the U.S. Before joining the U.S. Chamber, she practiced law at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur for 15 years in the areas of international trade and customs, export control, and embargo laws. She has a JD from Universidade Federal Fluminense in Rio de Janeiro and a Master on International Legal Studies from American University in Washington D.C.

Authored Content

Aug 31, 2023
The U.S. Chamber hosted a health conference in Brazil to address healthcare access, technology, intellectual property, and innovation, with a focus on supporting Brazil's healthcare development and equitable access to innovative solutions. Read more
Aug 23, 2023
The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS recently provided taxpayers with welcome, temporary relief from some of the harshest aspects of the 2022 final foreign tax credit regulations—including the restrictive cost recovery and attribution requirements. Read more
Aug 04, 2022
The U.S. and Brazil are launching the Clean Energy Industry Dialogue at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this month, tackling novel issues for bilateral collaboration like clean hydrogen, offshore wind, sustainable fuels and carbon management. The private sector will be a formal and key contributor. Read more
May 27, 2020
The Brazil-U.S. Business Council explains the importance of pursuing a digital trade agreement as the U.S. partnership with Brazil expands. Read more
Dec 30, 2019
2019 was a year of major public policy advancements in the U.S.-Brazil relationship. We witnessed concrete progress in areas from defense to intellectual property protection to visa facilitation. Here are the biggest accomplishments the U.S.-Brazil relationship drove in 2019: Read more