STIB provides on-site simultaneous and consecutive interpretation in New York, with interpreters and simultaneous-interpreting equipment already active in the city — no gear shipped in from Brazil. Sessions cover conferences, negotiations, and corporate meetings, with remote interpretation available for recurring or shorter calls between New York and Brazil.
On-site interpretation in New York
STIB has interpreters and simultaneous-interpreting equipment on the ground in New York — booths, headsets, and transmitters built to the ISO 4043 specification for mobile interpretation booths — so a session can be set up locally without shipping equipment from Brazil or building in extra lead time for customs and freight. This matters for anything scheduled on short notice: a delegation visit, an investor meeting added to a trip itinerary, or a negotiation that firms up a week out.
On-site work in New York spans conferences and panels needing simultaneous interpretation for a full room, and smaller-format negotiations, board meetings, and due-diligence sessions where consecutive interpretation — the interpreter speaking after each segment rather than in real time — is often the better fit, since it needs no booth at all. Which format applies depends on the room, not the city: a large conference and a four-person negotiation in the same building call for different setups, and STIB scopes that during booking. For sessions running over about an hour, industry practice — per AIIC, the international association of conference interpreters — calls for two interpreters per active language working in rotation, since sustained simultaneous interpretation is cognitively demanding and accuracy drops with fatigue.
Who is doing this work
Much of the Brazil-facing work STIB handles in New York involves companies operating in finance, banking, and media — sectors with a heavy concentration in the city and frequent cross-border activity with Brazil, from investor relations calls to M&A due diligence to content and licensing negotiations. That pattern is common rather than exclusive; technology, legal, and consumer-goods companies with Brazil operations book the same on-site and remote services.
What tends to distinguish this sector mix is vocabulary — financial and regulatory terminology carries real risk if mistranslated in a live setting — which is why STIB asks for an agenda and any documents in advance regardless of industry, so the interpreter can prepare sector-specific terms rather than translating them cold in the room.
Remote interpretation as the practical default for routine calls
New York runs one to two hours behind São Paulo, depending on the time of year — a small enough gap that most business hours overlap, which is one reason remote simultaneous interpretation works especially well for New York–Brazil calls. Remote sessions run over whichever video platform the meeting already uses — Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex — either through built-in language-interpretation features or a dedicated interpreting platform layered on top, with the interpreter listening on one audio channel and speaking on another so each participant selects a language from a menu.
For a recurring earnings call, a weekly project check-in, or a negotiation that doesn't need anyone physically present, this removes both the cost and the scheduling lead time of flying an interpreter in. The trade-off is that remote sessions depend on connection quality and the platform's channel-switching setup working correctly, both of which are worth testing before the call rather than during it.
Preparing a session, on-site or remote
For both formats, the same preparation determines how well a session goes: sharing the agenda, any documents that will be discussed or referenced on screen, and a glossary of company- or industry-specific terms — abbreviations, product names, deal terms — that an interpreter has no way to infer in real time. This matters more, not less, in New York's typical use cases, since financial and legal terminology is exactly the kind of language where an approximate translation can misstate a number, a covenant, or a deal condition. STIB requests this material as early as scheduling allows, and can work from materials in either English or Portuguese.
Choosing between on-site and remote in New York
The decision usually comes down to what the meeting needs from the room, not just what's convenient. On-site interpretation is the better call when the meeting includes a delegation visiting from Brazil, when the setting involves multiple simultaneous side conversations or a site component, or when the stakes justify having someone physically present to read the room — a live negotiation or a multi-day event, for instance. Remote is the better call for recurring calls, shorter meetings, or any session where no one needs to be physically present and speed of setup matters more than in-room presence.
Some organizations use both formats with STIB over the course of a relationship — remote for the routine cadence of calls, on-site for the meetings that matter enough to fly someone in.
Key takeaways
- STIB has interpreters and simultaneous-interpreting equipment on the ground in New York — no gear shipped from Brazil, no US office.
- On-site work commonly involves finance, banking, and media companies, though it isn't limited to those sectors.
- New York's one-to-two-hour time difference from Brazil makes remote interpretation especially practical for recurring calls.
- Sessions over about an hour are staffed with two interpreters per language, rotating, per AIIC industry practice.
- Sharing the agenda, documents, and a glossary in advance is the single biggest factor in session quality.
Need interpretation in New York?
STIB has professional interpreters active in New York, with equipment for on-site simultaneous interpretation, plus remote support for calls with Brazil.
Frequently asked questions
Does STIB have an office in New York?
No. STIB has no US office or legal entity in New York. It has interpreters and simultaneous-interpretation equipment on the ground in the city, available for on-site bookings, without a local office lease or entity.
What's the difference between simultaneous and consecutive interpretation for a New York meeting?
Simultaneous interpretation happens in real time through booths and headsets, suited to conferences and multi-language panels. Consecutive interpretation happens after each speaker pauses, needs no equipment, and often works better for smaller meetings and negotiations.
How far in advance should I book interpretation in New York?
As early as the meeting date is known. Equipment and interpreter availability are easier to confirm with lead time, and sharing the agenda and documents early gives the interpreter time to prepare terminology, particularly for financial or legal sessions.
Can the same session mix on-site and remote participants?
Yes. A common setup has an on-site interpreter working the room while remote participants join the same interpreted audio feed through the video platform's language channel, provided the platform used supports that configuration.