[1] The school was founded in 1961, a year after Brazil's planned capital Brasília inauguration.

It is a private, non-profit, coeducational, day school governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Directors.

[3] In 2013-2014 EAB is home to 20 athletic teams and many more clubs, including Soccer, basketball, volleyball, softball, futsal (indoor soccer), Jazz Band, Model United Nations (MUN), Coding, Bulls Community Service, EAB Goes Green, and more.

The school is primarily split between Americans and Brazilians with each representing 20% and 60% of the student body respectively.

Students speak English, Portuguese, Arabic, Polish, Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Taiwanese, Thai, Hindi, Korean, and many other languages inside the campus.