Carangola

What Carangola does

Carangola is the municipal government (Prefeitura Municipal de Carangola) of the city of Carangola, located in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, serving approximately 33,000 residents. The municipality operates multiple secretariats covering health, education, sports, agriculture and environment, social assistance, and public works, and discharges standard public-sector functions including public safety, infrastructure maintenance, sanitation, cultural programming, and civil defense. The entity is governed by an elected mayor and municipal council, with no parent company or external ownership structure, and operates under Brazilian federal and state law including the Lei de Acesso à Informação (Law 12.527/2011) and LGPD (Law 13.709/2018). Historical milestones include the establishment of coffee cultivation in 1848, the arrival of the Estrada de Ferro Leopoldina railway in 1887, and the creation of COMPAC (cultural heritage council) in 1997.

Carangola's digital presence is built on a multi-portal architecture anchored by carangola.mg.gov.br and a dedicated cultural subdomain (cultura.carangola.mg.gov.br). Core products include the Portal de Serviços ao Cidadão (IPTU, licenses, service requests), Portal Transparência (public spending, bidding), Ouvidoria Municipal (Fala.BR-integrated citizen feedback), E-Sic (electronic information access), Sistema de Licitações (procurement), Nota Fiscal Eletrônica, Defesa Civil (with live river monitoring), and supplementary services such as Contracheque Online, Webmail, Alvará de Funcionamento, Cadastro de Fornecedores, IPTV (public lighting reporting), and mobile health units (Vacimóvel, Castramóvel). The platform stack combines a CMS-based website with third-party integrations (Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Google Forms, CPTEC/INPE weather) and accessibility tooling (VLibras, WCAG/e-MAG compliance with keyboard shortcuts, contrast controls, font scaling, screen reader support).

Revenue is derived from municipal taxes (notably IPTU), federal and state transfers, and service fees; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Citizen services are offered free of charge at point of use, while tax, licensing, and permit fees are established by municipal law. The municipality participates in federal cultural funding programs (Lei Paulo Gustavo 2023-2024, Lei Aldir Blanc 2024-2025, PNAB 2026) and operates cultural and civic programming including Natal Luz, Carnival, and participatory planning exercises such as the Plano Municipal de Mobilidade Urbana public consultation. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and the official website serve as outbound communication channels, while in-person service at Praça Cel. Maximiano, 88 and digital self-service channels handle inbound service delivery.

Name

Carangola

Legal name

Prefeitura Municipal de Carangola

Website

https://carangola.mg.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Prefeitura Municipal de Carangola is the municipal government of Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil, serving approximately 33,000 residents via multiple secretariats and a multi-portal digital platform offering citizen services, transparency, procurement, and cultural programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92), Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (92613)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD), Emergency Management & National Resilience (Civil Protection) (BPAIAAAI)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration portal
• Citizen services platform
• Government transparency portal
• Electronic tax services

Headquarters

HQ city

Carangola

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, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Carangola is a municipal government entity that delivers public administration services to approximately 33,000+ residents in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its core offerings include online citizen service portals (IPTU payments, licensing, certificates), transparency and accountability systems (Portal Transparência, E-Sic), citizen feedback mechanisms (Ouvidoria), public procurement (Licitações), electronic invoicing for businesses (Nota Fiscal Eletrônica), cultural programs (PNAB, Lei Aldir Blanc), and essential public services across health, education, social assistance, and infrastructure.

Product overview

Carangola's digital presence comprises a unified multi-portal architecture offering municipal administration services to citizens, businesses, and municipal employees. The main municipal portal (carangola.mg.gov.br) serves as the central hub providing core services including the Portal de Serviços ao Cidadão (citizen services portal with IPTU, licenses, and service requests), Portal Transparência (government accountability), Sistema de Licitações (public procurement), Ouvidoria Municipal (complaints/feedback), and E-Sic (freedom of information). A dedicated Cultural Portal (cultura.carangola.mg.gov.br) operates as a separate subdomain managing the Secretaria Municipal de Cultura, cultural projects (PNAB, Lei Aldir Blanc, Lei Paulo Gustavo), heritage protection through COMPAC, festive events, and artistic funding programs. Citizen-facing modules include Contracheque Online for employees, electronic invoicing for businesses, public lighting and civil defense services, and mobile health services (Vacimóvel, Castramóvel).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal de Serviços ao Cidadão
• Portal Transparência Transparency portal providing access to public spending, bidding processes, public notices, and government accountability documents for citizens.
• Ouvidoria Municipal Citizen feedback and complaint system allowing residents to register and track manifestations, suggestions, and complaints to the municipal government, integrated with the federal Fala.BR platform.
• E-Sic (Sistema Eletrônico do Serviço de Informação ao Cidadão) Electronic system for citizens to request access to government information pursuant to the Lei de Acesso à Informação (Brazilian Freedom of Information Act).
• Sistema de Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Electronic invoicing system for businesses operating within the municipality.
• Sistema de Licitações Public procurement system managing bidding processes, public notices, ongoing and concluded bids, and supplier registration for municipal contracts.
• IPTU (Imposto Predial e Territorial Urbano) Urban property tax issuance and payment service for property owners in the municipality.
• Alvará de Funcionamento Business operating permit issuance system for companies registered in the municipality.
• Cadastro de Empresas/Fornecedores Business and supplier registration system for companies seeking to do business with the municipal government.
• Contracheque Online Online payslip system allowing municipal employees to access and manage their payment records digitally.
• Defesa Civil Civil defense service providing emergency information, live river level monitoring, and public safety alerts for the municipality.
• Vacimóvel Mobile vaccination service bringing immunization services to all neighborhoods of the municipality.
• Castramóvel Mobile animal sterilization service for pet population control.
• Iluminação Pública (IPTV) Public lighting reporting system allowing citizens to report problems with street lighting for maintenance requests.
• Secretaria Municipal de Cultura Cultural department managing heritage preservation, cultural events (Carnival, Natal Luz), artistic funding programs, and community cultural initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Municipal government maintains multiple transparency portals and participates in Radar da Transparência Pública monitoring
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• Prefeitura Municipal de Viçosa: Municipal government of Viçosa in Minas Gerais, operating a similar digital portal with citizen services, transparency, and procurement systems. Comparable small Minas Gerais municipality providing the same portfolio of public services (health, education, infrastructure, culture).
• Prefeitura Municipal de Leopoldina: Municipal government of Leopoldina in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, with historical railway ties similar to Carangola. Comparable in scale and constitutional service delivery scope.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Cataguases: Municipal government of Cataguases in the Zona da Mata of Minas Gerais, comparable in population scale and service portfolio. Operates similar municipal digital services including transparency portal, citizen services, and procurement.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Ubá: Municipal government of Ubá in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, comparable in scale and operating model. Another small Minas Gerais municipality delivering the same constitutional public services with similar digital portal infrastructure.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Manhuaçu: Municipal government of Manhuaçu in Minas Gerais, comparable in scale and operating the same portfolio of public services. Provides directly comparable small-municipality government administration model.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Muriaé: Municipal government of Muriaé, also located in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, with similar population scale and operating similar secretariat structure (health, education, social assistance). Provides directly comparable municipal public service delivery model in the same geographic macro-region.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Espera Feliz: Municipal government of Espera Feliz in Minas Gerais, geographically proximate to Carangola in the Zona da Mata region. Comparable small-municipality government administration with similar service portfolio.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Bom Jesus do Itabapoana: Municipal government of Bom Jesus do Itabapoana in Rio de Janeiro state, neighboring Carangola across state borders. Comparable small-municipality government providing the same range of public services.

Others

• IPM Sistemas: Brazilian govtech vendor providing public administration software and digital platforms to municipal governments, including transparency, procurement, and citizen service modules functionally equivalent to Carangola's in-house portal architecture.
• Portal GRC: Third-party vendor that develops and hosts the Carangola municipal website (carangola.mg.gov.br). Serves as the enabling technology provider for the municipal digital portal, comparable to other govtech vendors serving small Brazilian municipalities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/prefeituramunicipalcarangola
• Instagraminstagram.com/prefeitura.carangola
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carangola

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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