As the largest country in South America and the fifth largest nation globally, Brazil is one of the major world markets. The Brazilian national economy supports a population of over 200 million, spread across Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, the capital city Brasília, not to mention throughout the country’s rural expanses. As an emerging world economic power, Brazil is a BRICS state alongside Russia, India, China and South Africa. BRICS is an international alliance of major developing nations that have banded together to achieve greater global influence.
Brazil’s claim to huge swaths of Amazon rainforest land positions it extremely well in the natural resources and raw materials sectors. The country is the top producer of coffee beans, sugar cane and soybeans worldwide, and exports over $242 billion of goods to China and the United States annually. The regional and national economy is also driven by strong performance in the energy, financial services and hospitality sectors, in which Brazil is a competitor on the global market. These are the top companies — both multinational and homegrown — operating in Brazil.
Companies in Brazil
- Petrobras
- Syngenta
- Ambev
- Nubank
- Santander
- Qualtrics
- Loft
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Top Companies in Brazil
Nubank is a Brazilian neobank that offers financial services and technology. The company, which serves over 90 million customers in Brazil and another 8 million across Mexico and Canada, provides users with digital accounts that allow them to manage funds from anywhere in the world. Nubank does not charge maintenance or transfer fees to users and typically offers favorable interest rates on savings.
Petrobras is Brazil’s state-owned petroleum and gas corporation. It locates, extracts, refines and sells oil and gas energy products both domestically and internationally. The company is currently at work building a low-carbon hydrogen plant in Brazil and has partnered with American and Indian space exploration programs to support a NASA research mission.
Ambev is a Brazilian brewing and beverage company, and the largest such business in Latin America by sales volume. In addition to producing its own products, the company is licensed by Anheuser-Busch, Inc. to produce, bottle and distribute Budweiser products in various parts of South and Central America. Ambev enjoys a similar relationship with PepsiCo, for which Ambev bottles and distributes soft drinks in Brazil and throughout Latin America.
Wise is a global fintech company that offers solutions for international money transfers. It supports both businesses and individuals across several countries, including Brazil, enabling them to manage their international finances efficiently. The company has a presence in São Paulo.
Capgemini is a consulting firm that advises clients on technology and business operation strategy. One of its strategies uses outsourcing as a method of optimizing for labor and distribution costs in product-based businesses. Capgemini’s process includes tech stack modernization that prioritizes transition to cloud computing and storage and SaaS products for business processes.
Buser is a mobility technology company that operates a platform for personal bus travel within Brazil. The company groups riders together upon booking and then charters vehicles to transport them to their destination. Insurance, ticketing and booking are included in the same process and at the same rate. The company offers a sustainable alternative to individual travel that is more customizable than standard public transportation and thus appeals to a broader user base.
Labelgrafi is a graphic design and labeling company that provides custom labels, seals and paper products for corporate asset management. It offers sought after technology such as “extreme eggshell” seals and holographic void seals, which are used in financial documents and other high-security contexts where views of physical documents must be tracked.
SaaS company InterSystems offers data management tools built for the logistics, medical and financial services industries. Each of these sectors has distinct data management concerns, priorities and challenges, which InterSystems meets with purpose-built digital products that integrate data capture into standard process automations.
Duda is a multinational software company that makes web design tools. Its site builder is designed for professional use, and is primarily used by freelance and boutique agency designers working on behalf of small business clients. Duda’s interface prizes simplicity and is built to optimize scaling potential. While the software is geared toward web design pros, it offers user-friendly features like drag and drop design and embedded SEO.
MongoDB provides cloud database and data services to serve the needs of developers building AI-powered applications. It also offers free labs, learning badges and courses so that users can level up their skills on the platform. The company has a growing team in São Paulo.
WeWork operates a global network of co-working spaces. The company’s growth process starts with acquiring properties in highly desirable urban areas, then converting them into co-working spaces. Users pay a membership fee that allows them access to a single space or the full network. WeWork spaces function as networking sites and headquarters for many remote workers, WFHers who need meeting space, freelancers and small companies.
Agribusiness Syngenta develops agricultural and biological technology to support crop production and growth. It is expert in genetically modified crops that are purpose-built to thrive in trying conditions. Syngenta’s parent company, the Syngenta Group, is owned in its entirety by Sinochem, an organization owned and operated by the Chinese state government.
Datadog is a cloud monitoring company that allows users to see into their tech stacks and apps. It also supports code and cloud security, threat management and software delivery among its services. The company offers hybrid and remote roles based out of São Paulo.
Visual media leader Getty Images commissions media assets including stock images, editorial photography, video and audio content, which it then offers on a licensure basis to users. Writers, editors, web designers and magazine designers rely on the Getty image repository for high quality, compelling imagery that covers timely world events and accurately represents our world.
Invenergy enables development of clean energy solutions like water treatment and natural gas facilities, solar energy projects and offshore wind farms. It boasts more than 200 projects across four continents. The company says it has a presence and hires in Brazil.
Working with industries from healthcare to renewable energy, UL Solutions offers businesses tailored safety and sustainability solutions. Its services include product compliance testing, cybersecurity assessments and corporate social responsibility consulting. The company, headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, has an office in São Paulo.
Capco is a global management and technology consultancy that specializes in transforming the energy and financial services industries. It aims to fast track digital initiatives for its customers in insurance, banking, energy, capital markets and wealth management. The company says its presence in Brazil has surpassed the headcount for its U.S. workforce.
Public relations and advertising firm dentsu is a Japan-headquartered multinational agency. It works with clients across Asia, Africa and the Americas to provide growth-minded strategic representation and unique campaigns. Dentsu provides services to global enterprises including Microsoft, Intel, Canon and Heineken.
Dynatrace provides users with a unified platform that features advanced AIOps, continuous runtime application security and observability capabilities. Its São Paulo office is home to services professionals, sales engineers and sales teams. The company says the location’s atmosphere is close-knit and supportive, and the office holds events like bring-your-kid-to-work days and outdoor team outings.
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder. It works with companies at all stages of the supply chain and logistics process to provide secure, reliable transport for goods via ocean containers. Nowports uses algorithmic staging and IoT tracking to ensure deliveries. The company boasts a 0 percent human error rate and a 60 percent reduction in container delays.
Work & Co is a digital products and experiences agency. The company designs and builds core digital platforms and experiences for brands, including websites, mobile apps, AI tools and e-commerce platforms, that aim to drive impact. Its approach, which works to reject siloes while valuing creativity and disruption, has earned the company clients including Apple, Mercedes-Benz and Disney.
Teachable is part of Hotmart, a creator economy pioneer with a presence in Brazil. Teachable offers a no-code learning platform that allows instructors to craft courses that share their knowledge and skills. Teachable works within the North American and European markets.
Satellite technology company Intelsat operates a satellite network that is used for connectivity services. Because satellite connectivity is more robust than what cellular technology can offer, satellite is often a top choice for government aerospace pursuits and the aviation industry. With its 2020 acquisition of Gogo, Intelsat now also offers broadband connectivity for commercial aircraft.
Kamino is a financial technology and services company that offers B2B software for money management. It serves small and medium-sized businesses and focuses its management protocols on streamlining spend in various categories, tracking cash flow in and out and using process data and analytics to generate financial recommendations.
Adyen has offices in São Paulo and São José dos Campos. Its São Paulo office was its first in Latin America and has a focus on its commercial team, while the São José dos Campos office has the company’s dedicated LATAM engineering team. The fintech company provides users with financial management solutions and insights.
Enova International is part of the Associação Brasileira de Crédito Digital or Brazilian Digital Credit Association. It is a fintech company that offers financial services through its “Colossus” platform. The company serves both businesses and non-prime consumers.
Santander is a multinational financial enterprise that offers numerous services, including standard personal and commercial banking. Santander has been actively doing business in Brazil since 1957. The company runs Brazil’s third largest private bank network and benefits from the power of the diversified Santander Group, which operates across verticals in the financial sector.
Integral Ad Science is a marketing technology company that specializes in data science, which it leverages for favorable contextual targeting and ad viewability. The company serves media buyers and sellers who represent brands and channels. It works with clients to offers strategic ad placement recommendations that are optimized for brand affinity and memorability.
Experience monitoring software company Qualtrics offers survey-based SaaS tools. Organizations use Qualtrics surveys to assess employee and customer impressions of their interactions with a brand or team. The surveys solicit nuanced responses to questions about objective and subjective elements, and the platform coheres responses into articulated trends that are in turn used to help clients companies generate strategic insights.
Loft is a property technology company. Its founding business model positioned it as a digital buyer that would purchase properties sight unseen at scale, and since then it has shifted into providing a real estate platform where agents and brokers can transact. Loft rapidly achieved unicorn status and in 2023 received a $100 million funding infusion. The company was founded, and remains headquartered in, São Paulo.
