Abril Educação (aka Somos Educação) is the largest elementary and pre-university (k-12) education company in Brazil,owing branns that are nationally recognized brands in the several segments in which it operates. Currently, the Company's business includes publishers (Ática and Scipione for example), basic and technical education systems and schools, preparatory courses for public examinations and language schools. www.somoseducacao.com.br/en
In 2009, Bozano Investimentos’ Education Team merged 3 companies in the corporate training sector, creating Affero, which became the largest corporate training company in Brazil. In 2013, Affero merged with Lab SSJ, the second largest company in the corporate training sector, giving rise to AfferoLab. The company offers integrated and convergent solutions in Human Capital Management, e-Learning and Organizational Learning. www.afferolab.com.br
The term "Afya" means "Health" in Swahili. Afya was born from the merger off three companies which already presented high growing potential at the time: NRE Educacional, Medcel, and Uniceplac. As the leading medical education group in Brazil, Afya provides health professionals an ecosystem focused on assisting and training them troughout the entirity of their medical carrers, including (i) a network of higher education institutions focused on the medical and health sectors; (ii) a reference unit in the creation of medical content and digital preparatory courses for medical residency tests; (iii) a network of institutions focused on post-graduate studies and medical specialization; and (iv) a broad range of digital services created for doctors and medicine students. Afya's objective is to establish a partnership with doctors and medical students throughout their careers, not only through its educational offerings, but also by serving as a facilitator for professional development and by assisting with the development of key skills. www.afya.com.br
Alura is a leading company focused on educational services in the technology sector. The firm was founded in 2004 by two brothers that, in the age of 8, started learning computer programming by themselves. Alura has its activities divided in three offices: one located in São Paulo, other in Rio de Janeiro and another in Brasília. Tech-related courses (both online and in-person), including front-end/back-end programming, UX design, data science and mobile app developments, are offered in all of these three locations. Alura also offers B2B services, such as the development of unique courses for enterprises. All of Alura’s original content is created in-house. www.alura.com.br
Founded with the innovative idea of selling handmade cakes in pieces, allowing the customer to choose the desired size of the slice, the first Amor aos Pedaços store was opened in the Jardins, São Paulo. Today, the company now has more than 60 stores throughout Brazil. Amor aos Pedaços offers a portfolio of more than 130 products including sweets, cakes, pies, pavés, mousses, ice cream and snacks. www.amoraospedacos.com.br
ANIMA Educação is one of Brazil´s largest private higher-education organizations, both in terms of revenue and in total number of registered students. The company is well-positioned withing its sector and stands out from its competitors (which include publicly-traded companies) due to a range of key differentiators, such as ANIMA´s ability to balance its large size with the high-quality of its teaching services. ANIMA has over 10 years of experience with the Brazilian higher-education with well-leveraged in the sector due to its scale, consisting of three university centers (UNA, UniBH and Unimonte) in the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. ANIMA also has two additional universities in Betim and Contagem (both cities in the state of Minas Gerais). The company also retains other traditional and well-recognized education brands, with over 40 years of history. ANIMA´s portfolio includes HSM, a renown corporate education institution. www.animaeducacao.com.br
Avantia Tecnologia e Segurança operates in the B2B segment, developing and implementing technology solutions through the use of Artificial Intelligence for security issues and monitoring processes. The company was founded in 1998 in Recife – Pernambuco. www.avantia.com.br
ENESA is one of the largest electromechanical and maintenance companies in Brazil, specializing in construction and assembly engineering solutions and in EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) activities. The Company operates in the most diverse sectors of the economy, in particular large industrial and infrastructure works. Currently, it is present in the areas of Petroleum, Petrochemical, Energy, Steel, Metallurgy, Transport, Cement, Mining, Fertilizers, Pulp and Paper and Sugar and Alcohol. www.enesa.com.br
Estapar is the largest and most recognized parking operator in Latin America and is present in 16 Brazilian states, in addition to the Federal District, in 75 cities with more than 360,000 spaces in approximately 1,000 units. There are 8,500 direct employees who serve approximately 15 million customers per month. Thirty years after its foundation, Estapar established its long-term market leadership process, taking on large-scale operations in private and public concessions at the largest airports, in addition to the largest sports arenas in the country, leading various segments such as hospitals, universities, high-end commercial developments, shopping centers, among others. www.estapar.com.br
Forno de Minas produces and sells the best-selling “Pão de Queijo” in Brazil, according to the 2012 AC Nielsen Survey. The brand is recognized for its traditionality and products' high quality, which are sold not only in Brazil, but also in the USA, Canada, Portugal, England, Uruguay and Chile. A solid company in the food sector, Forno de Minas owns 4 other brands in the same segment: São Geraldo, Leiteria de Minas, Gran Condessa and Mamma D’alva. www.fornodeminas.com.br