In 1969, members of the Comité Latinoamericano de Orquideología [Latin American Committee on Orchid Culture], through Ms. Helena Baraya de Ospina, President of the Sociedad Colombiana de Orquideología [Colombian Orchid Society] at the time, proposed the idea of creating in Costa Rica an organization that would gather all persons interested in the culture and conservation of orchids. Thus was born the Asociación Costarricense de Orquideología. The society's bylaws were approved in July of 1970 and it was incorporated in the same year. In 1971 the society put on its first show with a total of 147 plants. It has grown since then; it's last orchid show had on display over 1,400 plants. Web site in Spanish only.

Associação Orquidófila Catanduvense was created on march 8, 1972. The society's biggest goal has always been to promote the orchid hobby in the community, both on a scientific level and on a social level as well. To that end, it puts on orchid shows, organizes lectures, and participates in CAOB's annual show, all in an attempt to create an awereness in the community and to develop the orchid hobbyist's critical eye, thus aiding in the preservation of the Brazilian flora. Web site in Portuguese only.

Associação Orquidófila de Divinópolis (AOD), located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization representing a group of people dedicated to the culture, study, and preservation of orchids in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Society was founded on April 3, 1993 and it is still growing. They have monthly meetings, when the members always discuss any subject related to orchid culture and diseases, exchange ideas, and meet other people who share the same interest for these beautiful plants. Web site in Portuguese and English.

Associação Orquidófila de São Paulo (AOSP) began meeting in 1967 with a little over 40 members. Orchid Lovers Society is the translation of its first name in Japanese. At the time, there were already other orchid clubs in Sao Paulo, such as the Círculo Paulista de Orquidófilos (CPO) and the Sociedade Bandeirante de Orquídeas (SBO), both of them very respected organizations. This group of Japanese immigrants - among them some dissidents from other clubs - got together and dared to create their own society to exchange ideas on the culture of orchids, taking the first steps to form the AOSP. Web site is in Portuguese only.

Coordenadoria das Associações Orquidófilas do Brasil was created in 1969 with the purpose of organizing and regulating all things related to the culture of orchids by hobbyists and professional growers in Brazil. Web site in Portuguese only.

Círculo de Orquidófilos de Juiz de Fora was created on November 28, 1997 with the purpose of promoting a deeper study and knowledge of orchids, organizing orchid shows at the marketing and cultural levels, and offering support to professional growers in the culture of orchids. Web site in Portuguese only.

Círculo Paulista de Orquidófilos was created in 1941 and is a nonprofit organization focusing on the Brazilian orchid hobby. Since its inception, it has been promoting the culture of orchids and fighting for the preservation of these wonderful examples of the Brazilian flora. Web site in Portuguese only.

Sociedade Orquidófila de Belo Horizonte was founded on August 31, 1949. Web site in Portuguese only.

Created by a few orchid collectors in Brasilia, on July 20, 1988, Sociedade Orquidófila de Brasília is as a nonprofit organization that dedicates itself to encouraging the culture and propagation of orchids and to promoting the conservation of the Brazilian flora. It was first located in the Instituto Histórico e Geográfico de Brasília [Brasilia Institute of History and Geography], where it stayed for 4 years. Later, it moved to the foyer of the Teatro Nacional, and finally to its current home at Setor Comercial Sul - Quadra 02 - Edifício Goiás - Sala 501. SOB completed its 15 years of existence on July 20, 2003, and it currently has 150 members. Web site in Portuguese only.

Web site in Portuguese only.