Who we are

The Information Center on Alcohol and Health, a non-governmental organization created in 2004 and qualified as a Civil Society Organization of Public Interest (OSCIP), has become the main source of information on alcohol and health in Brazil.

It is dedicated to the progress of knowledge in the field, by presenting scientific research and data in an accessible way, as well as producing educational materials, and developing projects.

During its 17 years of existence, the center has contributed to the expansion of the debate on health and alcohol, as well as to raising awareness and preventing the harmful use of alcoholic beverages.

Its work, supported and supervised by three different Councils (Executive, Scientific and Fiscal), reaches a diverse audience, ranging from health professionals and researchers to students interested in the relation between alcohol and the body, mind and society.

The center activities are developed through sponsorships and partnerships with companies, universities, and academic and medical entities, independently and without interference.

Some of its supporters are: Institute Compartilhar and Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo (by means of the Work Group on alcohol effects on pregnant women, fetuses, and newborns). AmBev is financial supporter.

The center´s digital collection is composed of national- and internationally renowned scientific publications, official (governmental) statistics, and high quality content from newspapers and magazines. In social media, it has active channels on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

The center´s executive staff work is supported and supervised by three Councils: Deliberative, Scientific, and Fiscal. Their main functions are:

Deliberative Council: debates, monitors and guides the center's goals and social actions. Establishes the fundamental guidelines and general rules of organization, operation and administration.

Scientific Council: analyses and verifies the quality, truthfulness, and origin of the technical information present in the center´s scientific research and educational materials.

Fiscal Council: inspects all actions performed by the center´s management, verifying the regularity of the application of resources, and publishing financial and managerial reports to the General Assembly.

Executive Staff

Arthur Guerra de Andrade, PhD

Psychiatric Doctor. Associate Professor at the University of São Paulo, in the Psychiatry Department at the Faculty of Medicine (FMUSP). Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology at ABC Faculty of Medicine. Founder and coordinator of GREA (Interdisciplinary Group of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs), at the Institute of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo. Coordinator of the Redemption Program, São Paulo City Hall.

Mariana Zanata Thibes, PhD

Sociologist, PhD from University of São Paulo. Visiting scholar at New York University. Post Doctoral degrees in Social Sciences from Catholic University of São Paulo and from Federal University of ABC. Worked as researcher at CEBRAP (Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning) and ILANUD (United Nations Institute for Crime Prevention and Young Criminals Treatment) and as research consultant for major Brazilian research companies such as IBOPE and IPSOS. Also worked as data analyst at Google Brazil.

Andréa Pinto Ferreira

Bachelor of Management, technical education on Executive Secretariat. Vast experience in management, finance, and taxes for small- and medium-sized companies. Solid background in all management routines, with focus on controllership.

Marília Alves do Reis, PhD - Senior Researcher

Bachelor of Biomedicine from São Paulo Methodist University (2007). MD and PhD at Federal University of São Paulo´s Department of Psychiatry. Research work on neuroimages at the Interdisciplinary Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory. Worked as image biomedic at the Department of Image Diagnostics of the Federal University of São Paulo.

Felipe Delpino - Senior Researcher

Data Scientist from USP/ESALQ (2024) and Nutritionist (2018) from UFPel, with a Master's degree in Public Health (2020) from the same institution. He holds a PhD in Science from UFPel with a sandwich doctorate at USP, where he used Machine Learning models for health predictions. He has a specialization in Clinical and Sports Nutrition (2019) and in Public Health Nutrition (2020). Post-Doctorate in Machine Learning for predicting deaths among the elderly from UFPel and in Data Analysis from UFRJ. He is the author of around 80 scientific articles, most of which are published in international journals with a relevant impact factor. His focus of study areas include Nutrition, Public and Supplementary Health, Epidemiology and Data Science, Machine Learning, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Social Determinants of Health.

Olivia Pozollo - Medical Researcher

Psychiatrist from the ABC Medical University. Medical researcher at the Center for Information on Health and Alcohol (CISA). Master's student at the Institute of Psychiatry of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (IPQ-FMUSP).

João Victor De Souza Silva

Physiotherapy student at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Current Director of the Pediatric Movement League (LAMP) of the same. Has extensive experience in health education through academic extension projects.

Karina Mosmann

Bachelor of Journalism from São Paulo Methodist University. Specialist in Management of Communicational Processes by University of São Paulo at the Communication and Arts School’s Department of Communication. Over 14 years of experience in communication management for NGOs.

Councils

President

Erica Rosanna Siu

Bachelor of Biological Sciences (medical modality) from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) (2003). Master (2006) and PhD (2009) in Science from the Federal University of São Paulo, Department of Pharmacology, with a fellowship period at Rockefeller University, NY, USA. Specialist in Chemical Dependence (2013) from the Group of Interdisciplinary Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (GREA), associated with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. Since 2009 collaborates in research on the use of alcohol and drugs at University of São Paulo Department of Psychiatry. From 2010 to 2016, she was the Pedagogical Coordinator of the course entitled Integration of Competencies at the Performance of Judicial Activity with Drug Users and Dependents (a partnership between University of São Paulo and the National Secretariat for Drug Policies - SENAD). She worked for 12 years at the Information Center on Alcohol and Health, where she ascended from Senior Researcher to Executive Vice-President. She is currently a Researcher at the Nucleus of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Hospital das Clínicas, as well as the CEO of Caliandra Mental Health.

Counsellors

André Franco Montoro Filho

Bachelor of Economics from the University of São Paulo Faculty of Management and Economics, where he has pursued a career as professor since 1966. PhD from Yale University. Vice-Director of the University of São Paulo Faculty of Management and Economics. President of FIPE - Foundation Institute of Research on Economics. All the while, he has attained important positions outside academia: President of ETCO, President of BNDES National Bank for Economic and Social Development, President of “Directive Commission of the National Program for De-Estatization”, São Paulo State Secretary of Economics and Planning, President of Villa-Lobos Park Guiding Council. He is currently President Director of Butantan Foundation. His area of expertise is public sector economics.

Carla Smith de Vasconcellos Crippa

Bachelor of Law from Catholic University of São Paulo and Bachelor of Economics from University of São Paulo. M.D. in Law from Catholic University of São Paulo. Worked as senior associate at LeFosse Advogados (2002-2013) and as Legal Manager, Sustainability Manager, and Sustainability and Communication Director at AmBev. Since 2020, is Vice-President of Corporate Relations in Brazil, at the same company.

Martino Martinelli Filho

Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. Director of the Clinical Unit of Artificial Cardiac Stimulation at INCOR (Heart Institute - Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo). President of the Deliberative Council of the Brazilian Society of Cardiac Arrhythmias - SOBRAC/SBC.

Paulo Lisboa Bittencourt

He holds a degree in Medicine from the Federal University of Bahia (1990) and a PhD in Clinical Gastroenterology from the University of São Paulo (1999). He is currently the Coordinator of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit at Hospital Português, Clinical Coordinator of Liver Transplantation at Real Sociedade Portuguesa de Beneficência, Coordinator of the Gastroenterology Service at Hospital Cardiopulmonar, and Hepatologist at Hospital Aliança. He previously worked as a collaborating professor in the Postgraduate programs at the Gonçalo Moniz Institute / FIOCRUZ-BA and the UFBA School of Medicine. He is a professor in the Medicine Course and the Master's and Doctoral Courses in Medicine and Human Health at Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública. He has experience in the field of medicine, with an emphasis on gastroenterology, digestive endoscopy, hepatology, and liver transplantation, with primary interest in the following topics: immunogenetics of autoimmune liver diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, postoperative evolution of liver transplantation, and intensive care in critical cirrhotic patients. He served as President of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology for the 2018-2019 biennium, President of the Brazilian Liver Institute for the 2020-2021 biennium, and Secretary-General of the Brazilian Liver Institute for the 2023-2024 biennium.

Rodrigo João Pacheco e Silva Moccia

Bachelor of Public Management from Getúlio Vargas Foundation. Specialist in Public Policies from Georgetown University. He has been working at AmBev for over 10 years, managing institutional relations in Brasilia since 2014. Previously, worked in the sustainability area and with the AmBev Program for Responsible Alcohol Consumption.

Rogério Fernando Taffarello

Lawyer. MD in Criminal Law and Criminology from University of São Paulo. Specialist in Criminal Law from Salamanca University. Post-graduation in Economic Criminal Law and European Criminal Law from Coimbra University.

Sueli Longo

Nutritionist. Master in Social Communication (UMESP). Specialist in Nutrition for Physical Exercise and Sports (ABRAN/CFN). Specialization in Clinical Nutrition and Cardiology. Director of the Harmonie Nutrition Institute. President of the Brazilian Society of Food and Nutrition - SBAN (2022-2025, 2025-2028). Vice President of the Brazilian Association of Sports Nutrition - ABNE (2014-2019). Author of the book Manual de Nutrição para o Exercício Físico (Atheneu publishing house).

President

Júlia Maria D'Andréa Greve

Physiatrist Doctor, bachelor from São Paulo´s Santa Casa de Misericordia Medical Sciences Faculty (1975). Specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from Brazilian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. MD and PhD from University of São Paulo Faculty of Medicine's Department of Medical Clinic. Professor at the same faculty’s Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology. Works in scientific research projects in the fields of epidemiology and prevention of traffic accidents provoked by alcohol. Coordinated, during 4 years, Urgent Life Program São Paulo, directed at instructing young people on drinking and driving issues. Coordinator of HC in Movement Program, directed at avoiding trauma.

Counsellors

Janaina Soares

Assistant Professor of the Department of Applied Nursing of the School of Nursing of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (ENA/UFMG), current Head of the Department of Applied Nursing (ENA) of the EE/UFMG, research member of the Center for Studies and Research in Nursing in Addictions - Alcohol & other drugs and Mental Health (NEPEASM)-CNPq of the Department of Maternal Child and Psychiatric Nursing of the EEUSP (CNPq) and research member of the Center for Studies and Research on Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drugs, of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). PhD in Science from the School of Nursing of the University of São Paulo - EEUSP, area of Health Care (Nursing in alcohol and other drug addictions), Master in Science from the School of Nursing of the University of São Paulo - EEUSP, area of Health Care (Psychiatric Nursing), Specialist in Chemical Dependency, Specialist in Occupational Nursing, graduated in Nursing from the Universidade Paranaense - UNIPAR. She has experience in the areas of Mental Health, child and adolescent mental health, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Brief Intervention and Nursing in addictions - alcohol and other drugs.

Kae Leopoldo

Professor, researcher, and clinical psychologist. He holds a Master's in Sciences from the Experimental Psychology Department at the University of São Paulo (PSE-IPUSP) and a PhD in Neurosciences from the Neuroscience and Behavior program at the University of São Paulo (NEC-USP). He is the founder of the USP Academic Neuroscience League (LANPP-IPUSP) and the Center for Studies in Health-Oriented Virtual Reality (NERVOS-USP). His clinical focus is on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Exposure Therapy with the use of Virtual Reality. He is a postdoctoral researcher (FAPESP) at the Institute of Psychiatry of the School of Medicine at the University of São Paulo and a Professor at the Institute of Psychology at the University of São Paulo.

Lara Cristiane Natacci

Nutritionist, PhD. She has training in Lifestyle Medicine from Harvard Medical School, a postdoctoral degree in Nutrition from the USP School of Public Health, and Master's and doctoral degrees in Sciences from the USP School of Medicine. She is certified in Health and Wellness Coaching by the American College of Sports and Medicine – ACSM, and has specializations in Eating Disorders from the University of Paris V, in Physiological Bases of Sports Nutrition from UNIFESP, and in Functional Clinical Nutrition from UNIB. She is a member of the advisory committee of Entre Solos, an initiative of the UN Global Compact, Vice-President of SBAN - Brazilian Society of Food and Nutrition, and Clinical Director of Dietnet Nutrição, Saúde e Bem Estar. She is the author of 6 books and 10 e-books on nutrition and a columnist for Veja Saúde magazine.

Renato Sérgio Poggetti

Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of São Paulo School of Medicine (FMUSP). He was the Director of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Program in Brazil and Head of the Trauma Committee of the American College of Surgeons in Brazil and Latin America.

Roberto José de Carvalho Filho

He holds a postdoctoral degree in Hepatology from Paris Diderot University (Université Paris Cité). He is an Adjunct Professor and head of the Gastroenterology discipline at the Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP). He is the former president of the Paulista Association for the Study of the Liver.

Henrique Soares Carneiro

Historian, Professor of Modern History at University of São Paulo, coordinator of the Laboratory of Historical Studies on Drugs and Food (LEHDA), member of the ADHS (Alcohol and Drugs History Society).

Wang Yuan-Pang

Psychiatrist, Medical Residency, MD and PhD from Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. Former Professor of Psychiatry at Santo Amaro University. Nowadays, works as medicine doctor at Hospital das Clínicas Institute of Psychiatry, as PhD supervisor at the Department of Psychiatry of the University of São Paulo, and as researcher at the Nucleus for Psychiatric Epidemiology, a program of the Laboratory of Psychopharmacology and Clinical Psychophysiology at University of São Paulo. Member of Brazilian Association of Psychiatry, International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, and World Psychiatric Association - Epidemiology and Public Health Section. Scientific Counselor at the Information Center on Alcohol and Health since 2012. Associate editor at BMC Public Health, BMC Psychiatry and Frontiers in Psychiatry. Reviewer in more than 50 scientific magazines. Researcher in the fields of epidemiology of non communicable diseases, epidemiologic investigations in culturally diverse and minority populations, application of multivariate latent models in psychiatry.

Wilson Catapani

Gastroenterology Medicine Doctor. MD and PhD in Gastroenterology from Paulista School of Medicine. Postdoc in immunology from Edinburgh University, Scotland. Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology. Tenured Professor of Gastroenterology at the Faculty of Medicine of ABC.

President

Silvio José Morais

Manager from Parana Faculty of Management and Foreign Trade. Specialization in Finance from the same university. Executive MBA from Parana Catholic University. MBA in Controllership from FIPECAFI-USP. More than 20 years of experience in finance at Brahma and AmBev. Nowadays, is Corporate Controller at AmBev.

Counsellors

Eduardo Carvalho de Paoli

Bachelor of Business from Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (2001), MBA in Business from IBMEC (2010). He started his career as Assistant in Deloitte & Touche, where he rose to Audit Manager (2000-2007). He has been working at AmBev for more than 14 years, where he is currently Head of Finance in Brazil.