The BM&A (Brasil Música & Artes), is a non-profit organization, set up in July 2001 with the objective of encouraging and organizing the promotion of Brazilian music abroad, working with artists, record companies, distributors, exporters, collection societies and cultural entities. It carries out activities on behalf of the whole sector, including organizing seminars, and workshops, carrying out international market studies and trade fairs, and promotion (media, promotional material, international showcases, and partnerships with foreign institutions, etc).