Canasvieiras Transportes

What Canasvieiras Transportes does

Canasvieiras Transportes Ltda is a family-owned public collective transportation company headquartered in the Canasvieiras neighborhood of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Founded in 1927 as Auto Viação Canasvieiras by Evaristo Coelho da Costa and still led by the founder's grandson, Valter João Oliveira Costa, as Diretor Presidente, the company has remained under Costa-family ownership across four generations. It operates a fleet of 150+ own vehicles and, since 2020, manages over 330 vehicles jointly with Transol Transportes Coletivos (Operação Ilha Norte) under the Consórcio Fênix consortium that serves the northern region of Ilha de Santa Catarina. Core service is regulated urban public transit, with passenger fares ranging from R$6.20 (citizen card) to R$20.00 (executive service), collected through cash, QR codes, PIX, and the contactless Passe Rápido card, and supported by the Floripa no Ponto mobile app for real-time tracking. Charter (fretamento) services are offered as an add-on through a channel partnership with Alma Turismo.

Name

Canasvieiras Transportes

Legal name

Canasvieiras Transportes Ltda

Website

https://canasvieirastc.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Canasvieiras Transportes is a family-owned public collective transportation company founded in 1927, operating 150+ own vehicles (330+ shared) under the Consórcio Fênix consortium to serve residents and visitors of the northern Florianópolis region of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Transportation Services

NAICS

Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems (485113), Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (485)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Transit Bus Operators (Municipal/Regional) (TLAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Intercity Coach & Bus Operators (TLAFAAAH)

Keywords

• Public bus transportation
• Urban collective transit
• Charter bus services
• Passenger transport services
• Municipal bus operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Florianópolis

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public Transportation Fares: Revenue generated from passenger fares collected through physical tickets, QR codes, PIX payments, and the Passe Rápido card system. Fares are regulated by the municipal government and include different pricing for conventional service, citizen cards, tourist tickets, and executive service.
2. Charter Services (Fretamento): Charter and services revenue through partnership with Alma Turismo for specialized transportation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Canasvieiras Transportes operates public collective urban bus transportation in the northern region of Florianópolis, Brazil, under the Consórcio Fênix consortium contract. The company runs a fleet of over 150 vehicles (330+ when including shared operations with Transol Transportes Coletivos) serving fixed routes connecting northern island neighborhoods such as Canasvieiras, Cachoeira do Bom Jesus, Ingleses, Rio Vermelho, and Santinho to the city center. It also offers charter transportation services through a partnership with Alma Turismo.

Product overview

Canasvieiras Transportes is a family-owned public collective transportation company founded in 1927, operating a fleet of over 150 vehicles (360+ total group vehicles) serving the northern region of Florianópolis under the Consórcio Fênix consortium. The core offering is urban public transportation services, supplemented by charter services (via Alma Turismo partnership), a supplier quotation portal for procurement, and various operational excellence programs including safety management (Programa Resguardar), driver training (COPAM), maintenance quality (GQT.MAN), electronic document management (GED), environmental compliance (Despoluir), road safety education (Compartilhe seu Caminho), and employee onboarding. The company operates shared infrastructure with Transol Transportes since 2020, managing over 700 direct employees and maintaining ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Consórcio Fênix: Bus consortium that Canasvieiras Transports operates under, serving the northern region of Ilha de Santa Catarina.

Products and services

• Serviço de Transporte Coletivo Urbano (Public Urban Collective Transport) Scheduled fixed-route public bus transportation operating in the northern region of Florianópolis under the Consórcio Fênix consortium contract, serving neighborhoods including Canasvieiras, Cachoeira do Bom Jesus, Ingleses, Rio Vermelho, and Santinho. Service is available to general public passengers, students, and social benefit recipients with fare payment via cash, QR code, PIX, and the Passe Rápido contactless card.
• Serviço de Fretamento (Charter Services) Charter and customized bus transportation services for groups and organizations, offered in partnership with Alma Turismo. Serves customers needing specialized transport beyond regular public transit routes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% fleet approval rate in Despoluir environmental emission tests
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CAIO INDUSCARminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 February 2023Supplier of vehicle bodies (chassis/Coachwork) for new fleet additions. The company acquired seven new conventional vehicles with CAIO Apache Vip bodies, marking a change from previous supplier after decades of use.
• Transol Transportes ColetivoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Since 2020, both companies share the same garage facility (Operação Ilha Norte). Canasvieiras' management, maintenance, and security processes are applied to over 330 vehicles serving Consórcio Fênix.
• CNT - Despoluir ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Participates in the CNT's Programa Ambiental do Transporte - Despoluir, which promotes vehicle emission compliance and sustainable transportation practices. Company achieved 100% fleet approval and received Gold award.
• Consórcio FênixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary consortium partner for public transportation services in Florianópolis. Canasvieiras operates routes assigned by the consortium, primarily serving the northern region of the city with its fleet of 150+ vehicles.
• Alma TurismominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for fretamento (charter transportation services), directing customers to Alma Turismo for charter bus services beyond regular public routes.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Buser: Brazilian intercity bus marketplace platform. Represents the technology-enabled disruption risk to traditional Brazilian bus operators like Canasvieiras, and shares the Brazilian passenger transportation end market.

Broad incumbents

• Viação Garcia: Large established Brazilian bus operator with both urban transit and intercity services. Comparable in fleet operations, fare-regulated revenue model, and government contracting, though with broader geographic coverage than Canasvieiras.
• Viação Cometa: Established intercity and charter bus operator in Brazil with similar fleet management practices, charter service offering (relevant to Canasvieiras' Alma Turismo partnership), and Brazilian market regulatory exposure.
• Auto Viação 1001: Brazilian bus operator with urban and intercity services. Comparable in fleet maintenance practices (ISO-aligned), Brazilian regulatory environment exposure, and passenger transportation business model.
• Águia Branca: Major Brazilian transportation conglomerate operating urban bus, intercity, and charter services. Provides a benchmark for what scaled-up Brazilian bus operations look like, though with much broader geographic and service diversification.

Regional players

• Empresa de Ônibus Nossa Senhora da Penha: Brazilian urban bus operator serving metropolitan transit routes, comparable in business model (regulated fares, government contracts, urban fixed-route service) though operating in a different region of Brazil.

Direct peers

• Consórcio Fênix: The consortium under which Canasvieiras operates, encompassing multiple bus operators serving Florianópolis. Directly comparable as it coordinates route allocation, fare structures, and operational standards for all member operators in the region.
• Transol Transportes Coletivos: The most directly comparable peer - a Florianópolis-based bus operator that has shared garage operations with Canasvieiras since 2020 under Consórcio Fênix. Both serve overlapping routes in northern Santa Catarina with similar fleet sizes and operating models.
• Alma Turismo: Canasvieiras' charter services partner, operating passenger transportation in the Florianópolis region. Comparable as a peer Brazilian bus/charter operator with overlapping customer base and route geography.

Others

• CAIO Induscar: Brazilian bus body manufacturer and Canasvieiras' OEM supplier for new vehicles. Adjacent as the equipment supplier in Canasvieiras' fleet renewal pipeline, relevant for understanding fleet capex and technology direction in Brazilian bus operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ctl.canasvieirastc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canasvieiras-transportes-ltda

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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