What Brasil Carbono does

Brasil Carbono is a Brazilian carbon-market intermediary founded in 2021 and headquartered in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul. The company specializes in the CPR Verde (Cédula de Produto Rural Verde, or Green Rural Product Note), a legally regulated financial instrument created under Decree 10.828/2021 for Payment for Environmental Services (PSA). Brasil Carbono operates a two-sided platform that connects rural landowners holding preserved native forest areas (the supply side, who can tokenize and monetize standing carbon stocks) with companies and organizations needing to offset greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and meet ESG requirements (the demand side). Its go-to-market serves both Brazilian agribusiness/enterprise buyers and SMB/individual offsetters.

The core technology is a blockchain-based digital marketplace (plataforma.brcarbono.com.br) where CPR Verde titles are issued as NFTs and registered with ISIN codes on B3 (the Brazilian stock exchange), providing immutable transaction traceability from issuance to final destination of funds. Beyond the platform, Brasil Carbono delivers a portfolio of professional services: GHG emission inventories compliant with the GHG Protocol, carbon stock quantification in forest remnants (above- and below-ground biomass dendrometrics), decarbonization consulting, GHG emission compensation brokerage, carbon credit project development under voluntary standards (VCS, SOCIALCARBON, Gold Standard) and regulated markets (MDL/Kyoto Protocol), and the "Selo Brasil Carbono" sustainability certification. A public-facing CO2 calculator serves as a top-of-funnel acquisition tool.

Revenue is generated through transaction fees on CPR Verde and carbon credit commercialization (acting as intermediary between rural producers and corporate buyers) and professional-services fees for GHG and carbon-stock inventory projects. The company employs 7 people, operates from Passo Fundo with partnership operations in Casca (Rio Grande do Sul), and serves a domestic Brazilian market. Customer relationships are concentrated in SMB agribusiness on the buyer side and individual/small rural producers on the supply side, with no disclosed enterprise anchor contracts or funding events.

Name

Brasil Carbono

Legal name

Brasil Carbono

Website

https://brcarbono.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brasil Carbono is a Brazilian carbon-market intermediary that tokenizes CPR Verde (Green Rural Product Notes) as NFTs on a blockchain platform registered with B3, connecting rural forest-holding producers with companies seeking to offset GHG emissions and meet ESG requirements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Markets and Environmental Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Tokenization, Digital MRV-Linked Credits & On-Chain Carbon Infrastructure (Digital assets, provenance) (EUABAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Accounting, Verification & Registry Services (MRV, Audits, Certification) (IMAMAJAE), Soil & Biomass Carbon Measurement (Soil Sampling, Forest Inventory, Blue Carbon) (EUABACAH), Carbon Offtake Structuring & Contracting (ERPA, Long-term Offtakes, Price Floors) (EUABADAE)

Keywords

• Carbon credit trading
• CPR Verde marketplace
• GHG emission inventory
• Carbon offset services
• Environmental asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

Passo Fundo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CPR Verde Commercialization: Facilitates the trade of CPR Verde (Green Rural Product Notes) between rural producers and companies seeking carbon offsets. Acts as intermediary between asset holders and buyers.
2. Carbon Credit Projects: Develops and manages carbon credit projects under voluntary market standards (VCS, SOCIALCARBON, Gold Standard) and regulated market (MDL/Kyoto Protocol).
3. GHG Emission Inventory Services: Technical consulting services for companies to map and quantify their greenhouse gas emissions following GHG Protocol standards.
4. Carbon Stock Inventory Services: Dendrometric analysis and carbon quantification services for forest remnants in CPR Verde and carbon credit projects.
5. Carbon Compensation Services: Connects companies needing to offset emissions with rural producers preserving forests, facilitating environmental compensation through CPR Verde or carbon credits.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Brasil Carbono operates a blockchain-based digital marketplace for trading CPR Verde (Green Rural Product Notes) as NFT titles and provides professional carbon market services including GHG emission inventories, carbon stock quantification in forest remnants, carbon credit project development, and decarbonization consulting. The company bridges rural producers preserving native forests with companies seeking to offset greenhouse gas emissions, operating under Decree 10.828/2021 with B3 stock exchange ISIN registration.

Product overview

Brasil Carbono operates as a platform-plus-services model centered on carbon market instruments. The core offering consists of two main digital products: (1) the Plataforma de Compra (https://plataforma.brcarbono.com.br), a web-based marketplace for NFT CPR Verde titles with blockchain traceability and B3 ISIN registration, and (2) a portfolio of certified service offerings including Inventário de Emissões de GEE, Inventário de Estoque de Carbono em Remanescentes Florestais, Projetos de CPR Verde, Projetos de Crédito de Carbono, Compensação de Emissões de GEE, Descarbonização, and the Selo Brasil Carbono certification. A supplementary CO2 calculator tool enables users to estimate their carbon footprint. The platform connects rural producers holding environmental service assets with urban companies needing to offset GHG emissions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inventário de Emissões de Gases de Efeito Estufa (GHG Emission Inventory)

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• B3 (Bolsa Brasil Balcão)coreOthersB3, the Brazilian stock exchange, provides official registration for CPR Verde titles with ISIN codes. This partnership ensures legal security, transparency, and institutional legitimacy for the CPR Verde financial instrument.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EcoAct: International carbon consulting and project development firm with operations across Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering GHG inventories, carbon strategy, and project development — services that overlap materially with Brasil Carbono's professional services stack.
• South Pole Group: Global carbon project developer and advisory firm operating across voluntary and compliance markets. Comparable as a broader incumbent in carbon credit project development, GHG advisory, and corporate climate strategy with established presence in Latin America.
• Verra: Operator of the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), the largest voluntary carbon credit standard globally. Comparable as the standards backbone Brasil Carbono uses for its VCS-certified projects; not a direct competitor but a critical ecosystem participant.

Emerging players

• Indigena Carbon: Brazilian carbon credit project developer working with indigenous and traditional communities on forestry carbon projects. Comparable as a Brazilian developer of forest-based voluntary carbon credits with similar standards (VCS, SOCIALCARBON).
• Pachama: Digital marketplace for high-quality carbon credits leveraging satellite MRV and ML. Comparable as a technology-forward carbon marketplace connecting project developers with corporate buyers, though Pachama operates globally and has not built Brazil-specific instruments like CPR Verde.
• Sylvera: Carbon credit ratings and data analytics provider using satellite and ML to assess project quality. Comparable as a technology-enabled infrastructure layer in the voluntary carbon market that buyers use to evaluate credits listed on platforms like Brasil Carbono's.
• KlimaDAO: Decentralized carbon infrastructure built on blockchain for tokenizing and trading carbon credits. Comparable through its on-chain carbon infrastructure and tokenization approach, mirroring Brasil Carbono's NFT/blockchain strategy for CPR Verde.

Direct peers

• Carbonext: Brazilian carbon credit marketplace and project developer focused on forestry and land-use credits. Comparable as a Brazilian digital platform connecting rural producers with corporate carbon buyers — directly competing for the same two-sided market Brasil Carbono targets.
• WayCarbon: Brazilian carbon management and climate solutions firm offering GHG inventories, decarbonization strategy, and carbon credit project development. Directly comparable as a Brazil-based carbon services and project development competitor with overlapping service lines (GHG inventories, carbon credits, ESG advisory).
• MOSS.Earth: Brazilian climate-tech firm using blockchain to issue and trade environmental assets including carbon credits from the Amazon. Comparable through its blockchain-based tokenization of Brazilian forestry carbon, though MOSS has significantly larger scale and Amazon focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brasil-carbono

Compliance4 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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