The Instituto Cultural Brasil Estados Unidos, ICBEU, is a not-for-profit cultural civil society, declared as of municipal, state and federal public interest. Founded in 1949, it has as its purpose, teaching and promoting cultural exchange between Brazil and the United States.

In 1969, ICBEU got its own permanent headquarters, at 1723, Bahia St., close to "Praça da Liberdade," in one of the noblest points of Belo Horizonte. ICBEU’s site is of easy access, served by the main bus lines and avenues.

ICBEU’s building was specially designed by the architect and professor Sylvio de Vasconcellos to be the headquarters of the Institute, comprising 41 classrooms distributed in its 4 floors. The premises also include a theater with 268 seats, a conference room with room for 80 people, an art gallery and a library with a collection of 14 thousand books and the main newspapers from Brazil and the United States.