Anglo Vestibulares

What Anglo Vestibulares does

Anglo Vestibulares is a Brazilian pre-university preparatory course provider (cursinho pré-vestibular) that helps high school students and recent graduates prepare for Brazil's most competitive university entrance exams, including ENEM, Fuvest (USP), Unicamp, Unesp, Unifesp, Santa Casa, and ITA. The company, whose legal entity is SOMOS Sistemas de Ensino S.A., traces its institutional origins to 1894 and operates under the SOMOS Educação group, which acquired it in 2015. It is headquartered in São Paulo and serves students through two physical units (Paulista on Rua Bela Cintra and Vila Mariana on Rua Mairinque) plus a nationwide online channel.

The product platform consists of two main course programs: the Extensivo, a full-year intensive course running February to December with 29 weeks of content plus 11 weeks of review, and the Turma de Agosto, a semi-intensive course running July to December with 12 weeks of content plus 11 weeks of review. Both are offered across morning, afternoon, and evening schedules, in person and online via the Anglo Play live-streamed platform. Supporting services include the Coleção Alfa Semestral (32 study notebooks plus Fuvest/Unicamp fascicles and a recorded class library), the AI-powered Plurall study platform, AngloBox student portal, Anglo Resolve problem-solving tool, weekly Simulados mock exams, individual Tutoria, Plantão de Dúvidas, and SAP psychological support. Technology is described as AI-assisted at the study-routine and recommendation layer, with text-only modality and no disclosed proprietary models.

Anglo's revenue model is direct-to-consumer tuition, sold per cohort on an annual basis, with material offset from a scholarship program that offers up to 100% discounts through a competitive entrance exam (Concurso de Bolsas) and a performance-based track (Bolsa por Desempenho) that evaluates school transcripts, ENEM scores, or prior vestibular results. Go-to-market is direct enrollment via the cursoanglo.com.br website, WhatsApp, in-person at the two São Paulo units, and inbound content marketing through an extensive blog, SEO, the AngloCast podcast, and Instagram. Customers are individual students (and their families) with no enterprise or B2B contracts.

Name

Anglo Vestibulares

Legal name

SOMOS Sistemas de Ensino S.A.

Website

https://cursoanglo.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Anglo Vestibulares is a Brazilian pre-university preparatory course provider that helps high school students prepare for competitive entrance exams (ENEM, Fuvest/USP, Unicamp, Unesp, Santa Casa) through in-person classes at two São Paulo units, the Anglo Play online platform, and the AI-powered Plurall study tool.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Course Tuition Fees: Revenue from semi-extensive and extensive pre-university preparatory courses, available in-person at two São Paulo units or online via Anglo Play. Courses are sold per cohort (Turma de Agosto, Extensivo Fevereiro), with multiple schedules (Morning, Afternoon, Evening) and differing weekly class loads.
2. Scholarship Discount Revenue: While scholarships of up to 100% are offered via entrance exam competition and school transcript submission, the company retains a revenue stream from full-fee and partial-discount paying students who do not qualify for or choose not to participate in scholarship programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Anglo Vestibulares is a Brazilian pre-university exam preparation (cursinho vestibular) provider that delivers semi-extensive (Turma de Agosto) and extensive (Extensivo) preparatory courses for major Brazilian university entrance exams including ENEM, Fuvest, Unicamp, Unesp, Unifesp, and Santa Casa. The company offers in-person classes at two São Paulo units (Paulista and Vila Mariana) and live-streamed online instruction via the Anglo Play platform, supported by the AI-powered Plurall learning platform, 32-notebook Coleção Alfa Semestral study materials, mock exams, individual tutoring, doubt-resolution sessions, and psychological support (SAP).

Product overview

Anglo Vestibulares is a pre-university preparation course provider (cursinho pré-vestibular) operated by SOMOS Sistemas de Ensino S.A. The company offers a platform-plus-services architecture consisting of two main course programs: the Extensivo (February-December full-year course with 29 weeks content + 11 weeks review) and the Turma de Agosto (July-December semi-intensive course with 12 weeks content + 11 weeks review). Both programs are delivered through in-person classes at two São Paulo locations (Paulista and Vila Mariana) and the Anglo Play online platform featuring live-streamed instruction. Students access learning through the Coleção Alfa Semestral (32 study notebooks plus review materials) and the AI-powered Plurall platform. Supporting services include Anglobox student portal, Anglo Resolve problem-solving tool, simulated exams (Simulados), doubt resolution (Plantão de Dúvidas), individual tutoring, and psychological support (SAP). The company has a strong track record of university admissions, particularly at USP, Unicamp, Unesp, and Santa Casa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AngloBox: Online learning platform allowing students to study from anywhere, with access to live classes and Anglo's full pedagogical structure.
• Anglo Play
• Anglo Resolve
• Plurall
• SAP — Serviço de Atendimento Psicológico

Products and services

• Turma de Agosto (Semiextensivo)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 7,000 approved students in ENEM/SISU, 1,280 in USP, and 682 in Unicamp as of 2020
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SOMOS EducaçãocoreOthers · 1 January 2015In 2015, Anglo was incorporated into SOMOS Educação, a major Brazilian educational systems company, significantly expanding Anglo's capacity for growth and product development. SOMOS Educação is the parent company that owns Anglo and supports its operational and pedagogical expansion. SOMOS Sistemas de Ensino S.A. is the corporate entity operating the Anglo brand.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Colégio Objetivo: Objetivo operates vestibular prep programs across multiple Brazilian states with strong track records in major university placements. It competes with Anglo both in São Paulo and nationally via its online operation, with comparable test prep and scholarship-driven pricing.
• Etapa Vestibulares: Etapa is a São Paulo-based prep school and K-12 institution with a strong traditional vestibular program targeting USP/Fuvest/Unicamp. Competes head-to-head with Anglo on premium positioning and university approval outcomes in the same São Paulo geography.
• Unificado (Rede Unificado): Unificado is a Rio de Janeiro-based vestibular prep chain with presencial units and an online program. It is directly comparable to Anglo as a geographically-focused but nationally expanding cursinho targeting the same major entrance exams (ENEM, Fuvest-class regional exams).
• Poliedro (Poliedro Educação): Poliedro is one of Brazil's largest cursinho pré-vestibular chains, with a strong São Paulo presence and a national online program. It directly competes with Anglo in the same target segment (high schoolers preparing for USP/Unicamp/Unesp/ENEM) using a similar tuition + scholarship model.
• Curso Positivo (Grupo Positivo): Curso Positivo is a major Brazilian education group offering presencial and online vestibular prep alongside K-12 teaching systems. It is comparable to Anglo in offering integrated teaching systems, scholarship programs, and a national online vestibular platform.

Emerging players

• Descomplica: Descomplica is a Brazilian online education platform focused on ENEM and vestibular prep via live classes and digital content. Comparable to Anglo Play as a primarily online alternative, with content often used by students already enrolled in presencial cursinhos for supplementary review.
• Me Salva!: Me Salva! is a Brazilian online study platform offering vestibular and ENEM preparation content via subscription. It targets the same low-cost end of the prep market that Anglo's scholarship programs address, making it a partial competitor for price-sensitive candidates.

Regional players

• Colégio Bandeirantes: Bandeirantes is a São Paulo-based K-12 school that historically runs a vestibular prep program for its graduating students. Comparable to Anglo in the same São Paulo market, though Bandex's prep is bundled into its private high school rather than sold as a standalone course.

Broad incumbents

• Pitágoras (Grupo Kroton Cogna): Pitágoras, owned by Cogna (Brazil's largest education company), operates K-12 and prep programs nationwide. It overlaps with Anglo in vestibular prep and shares the broader educational systems model that SOMOS Educação also follows.
• Grupo Eleva (Educação Eleva): Grupo Eleva operates premium K-12 schools in Brazil, several of which include vestibular prep tracks (e.g., Colégio Equipe, Colégio pH). Comparable to Anglo as a high-end Brazilian education brand serving university-bound students, though primary focus is K-12 rather than standalone pre-vestibular.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=9qxRPQpvtWU&list=PLWJs82g3aU-6hjTQUnV8XZUfc9eFBWgYh
• Instagraminstagram.com/cursoanglo
• Xx.com/anglocurso
• Facebookfacebook.com/cursoanglo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/curso-anglo-vestibulares

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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