A family of companies

S9 CORPORATION

From a sawmill in Brazil to jewelry and construction in Chicago — the Smirne family has been building for more than a century.

NemoliItaly
1909
→
AraraquaraBrazil
1918
→
ChicagoUnited States
2014

What we do

The S9 companies

One family, one standard of work — across very different trades.

Artificial Intelligence · Since 2026

S9 AI Studio

AI videos, original AI characters and AI automation for brands, bars and restaurants — from idea to screen in days. Every piece clearly labeled as AI.

Visit s9aistudio.com
E-commerce · Since 2026

S9 Jewelry & Co

Playful charms, dainty pendants and Y2K accessories — designed with care, shipped fast from Amazon US. Trademark pending at the USPTO.

Visit s9jewelry.com
Construction · Since 2014

S9 Construction & Remodeling

Kitchens, bathrooms and full remodels in Chicago — by the third generation of a family that has been building since 1909.

Our story
Consulting · Since 2012

Bar & Restaurant Marketing

Hands-on marketing consulting for bars and restaurants, in Brazil and the United States — built on more than a decade in the trade.

Chicago, IL

Our story

More than a century building

In 1909, nine-year-old Ângelo Smirne crossed the Atlantic from Nemoli, Italy, to Brazil. His sons built the building of his dreams and half a city in Araraquara — streets, neighborhoods, more than 500 homes. Today the third generation — the brothers Frederico and Flavio Smirne — builds in Chicago.

A street in Brazil carries the family name. A building carries the grandfather's. This site carries the whole story.

Read the family story
1909
The crossing from Italy
500+
Homes built at once
2
Neighborhoods developed
3
Generations of builders

Leadership

The founder

Third generation, second ocean.

Frederico Smirne, Founder & CEO of S9 Corporation

Frederico Smirne

Founder & CEO — S9 Corporation

Frederico Smirne is the third generation of a family of builders. His grandfather Ângelo left Nemoli, Italy, for Brazil in 1909 and worked wood his whole life; his father's company developed entire neighborhoods in Araraquara, São Paulo.

In 2014, Frederico carried the family trade across a second ocean — remodeling homes in Chicago in partnership with his brother, Flavio Smirne. Today Frederico leads the S9 companies: AI, e-commerce, construction and marketing consulting, all under one roof and one name.

"We come from people who built things that outlasted them. That is the standard."