Clube Candeias

What Clube Candeias does

Clube Candeias (Candeias Esporte Lazer e Recreação) is a Brazilian vacation club founded in 1968 and headquartered in Itajaí that operates a membership-based model granting associates access to a network of 11 owned vacation properties across Santa Catarina, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, and Mato Grosso do Sul. Members acquire titles that confer access to resorts and residential units in beach destinations (Balneário Camboriú, Bombinhas, Florianópolis, Guarujá, Guaratuba, Matinhos, Caiobá, Barra Velha, Garopaba, Capão da Canoa), mountain and ecotourism towns (Canela, Bonito, Corumbá, Foz do Iguaçu), and other locations, with on-site amenities including Wi-Fi, pools, fitness rooms, breakfast service, game rooms, pet-friendly accommodations, and family-oriented facilities such as playrooms and nursing rooms. The company markets itself as the "largest vacation club in the world," though this is an unverified self-description drawn from first-party website copy.

Name

Clube Candeias

Legal name

Clube Candeias

Website

https://candeias.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clube Candeias is a Brazilian vacation club founded in 1968 that offers membership-based access to 11 owned vacation properties across multiple Brazilian states, serving Brazilian families and individuals through a direct-to-consumer subscription model with a self-serve portal and mobile apps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vacation Club / Hospitality Services

NAICS

Traveler Accommodation (7211), Other Traveler Accommodation (72119)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAKAAAL

Travel Subscription, Membership & Deal Clubs

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) & Metasearch

SECONDARYCRAEADAK

Travel & Services Membership Clubs (Ancillary Services-Led)

Consumer Products & Retail/Discount, Club & Value Retail/Warehouse Clubs & Membership-Based Retail

SECONDARYTHAGAAAD

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive)

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Hotels (Full-Service)

Keywords

• Vacation club membership
• Hospitality services
• Timeshare Brazil
• Resort accommodations
• Vacation properties

Headquarters

HQ city

Curitiba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership/Subscription Revenue: Recurring membership fees from associated members who pay to access the vacation club's network of properties across Brazil. Members purchase titles to gain access to vacation accommodations with benefits including exclusive discounts and a broad network of hosting options.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Clube Candeias operates a membership-based vacation club (clube de férias) that sells title-based memberships giving Brazilian families and individuals access to a network of 10+ owned vacation properties across multiple Brazilian destinations including beach locations (Balneário Camboriú, Bombinhas, Guarujá), tourist towns (Canela, Bonito, Foz do Iguaçu), and others. Members make reservations through an online associate portal and iOS/Android mobile applications, receiving exclusive discounts and amenities such as pools, fitness rooms, breakfast, and pet-friendly options.

Product overview

Clube Candeias operates as a vacation club (clube de férias) offering a membership-based system for accessing vacation properties across Brazil. The portfolio includes 11 owned property units in destinations including Santa Catarina (Balneário Camboriú, Florianópolis, Bombinhas, Barra Velha, Garopaba), Paraná (Foz do Iguaçu, Guaratuba, Matinhos, Caiobá), Rio Grande do Sul (Canela, Capão da Canoa), São Paulo (Guarujá, Ubatuba), and Mato Grosso do Sul (Bonito, Corumbá). Members access properties through an Associate Portal and mobile applications for iOS and Android. Additional offerings include a blog content platform with destination guides and travel tips.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clube Candeias Vacation Membership
• Candeias Costa Verde Unit
• Candeias Residencial Barzotto Unit
• Candeias Residencial Mar Azul Unit
• Candeias Bella Vista Unit
• Candeias Central Balneário Camboriú Unit
• Candeias Guarujá Unit
• Candeias Residencial Âncora Unit
• Candeias II Balneário Camboriú Unit
• Candeias Residencial Piçarras Unit
• Candeias Residencial Caiobá Unit
• Clube Candeias Mobile App (iOS)
• Clube Candeias Mobile App (Android)
• Associate Portal

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Booking.com: Global OTA with deep Brazilian destination inventory and flexible per-stay pricing. Represents the principal alternative channel Brazilian travelers can use instead of committing to a vacation-club membership.
• Decolar (Despegar): Latin American online travel agency offering hotels, packages, and experiences across Brazil. Competes with Clube Candeias for vacation bookings in similar destinations, primarily via transactional rather than membership pricing.
• Airbnb: Global short-term rental marketplace with extensive supply in Brazilian leisure destinations. Competes for the same family-vacation use cases as Clube Candeias without upfront membership cost.
• RCI (Resort Condominiums International): Global vacation exchange network affiliated with Wyndham that allows members of affiliated clubs to exchange timeshare/weeks across thousands of resorts. Comparable as the dominant global infrastructure layer for vacation-club memberships similar to Clube Candeias.
• CVC Brasil: Largest Brazilian travel agency and tour operator. Competes for the same leisure-travel wallet as Clube Candeias via packaged vacations, though its model is transactional rather than membership-based.

Direct peers

• Blue Tree Hotels: Brazilian hotel and resort chain with a vacation-club and timeshare-style offering serving Brazilian families. Comparable in customer base and resort/vacation-product positioning, though larger in scale and broader in geographic reach.
• Nobile Hoteis: Brazilian hotel chain with vacation-club and timeshare products serving domestic leisure travelers. Comparable in business model (membership + lodging) and target demographic to Clube Candeias.
• Hotel & Travel (H&T) Vacation Club: Brazilian timeshare and vacation-club operator offering member access to a portfolio of vacation accommodations. Closely matches Clube Candeias's membership-led, multi-property Brazilian model.
• WAM (WAM Vacation Club): Brazilian vacation club operating a membership-based network of leisure properties across Brazil. Directly comparable to Clube Candeias in customer segment (Brazilian families), revenue model (recurring membership fees), and product offering (multi-destination vacation access).

Regional players

• Beach Park Resorts: Brazilian resort group operating beach and aquatic-park destinations in Ceará. Comparable as a Brazilian resort brand targeting families, though it is a single-region resort operator rather than a multi-destination membership club.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/candeias-esporte-lazer-e-recreacao

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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