CETURB/ES - Companhia de Transportes Coletivos de Passageiros do Estado do Espírito Santo

What CETURB/ES - Companhia de Transportes Coletivos de Passageiros do Estado do Espírito Santo does

CETURB/ES (Companhia Estadual de Transportes Coletivos de Passageiros do Estado do Espírito Santo) is a state-owned public transportation company of the Government of Espírito Santo, Brazil, headquartered in Vitória. The company regulates, plans, and supervises collective passenger transportation services across the state, operating under the oversight of SEMOBI (Secretaria de Estado de Mobilidade e Infraestrutura). Its core service portfolio includes the Transcol GV metropolitan bus system serving the Greater Vitória metropolitan region, the SITRIP intermunicipal road transport system operating through concessionaires across the state, aquatic transport (Aquaviário) for waterway passengers, social transport programs (Transcol Social, Passe Livre Idoso, Passe Livre PCD), and CETURB Rodovias for highway infrastructure management including the Third Bridge (Terceira Ponte), Ciclovia da Vida, and the CIM integrated mobility center.

The company's business model combines fare collection (Transcol GV, SITRIP), toll and highway service revenue (CETURB Rodovias/Third Bridge), and government subsidies funding free-transit programs for elderly passengers, persons with disabilities, and qualifying low-income users. Service delivery is executed through operating consortia and concessionaire companies operating under CETURB/ES regulatory oversight and licensing, supported by the Cartão GV electronic fare card, Integra GV digital itinerary platform, and CGTRAN/GV transportation management center. No proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, or in-house software products are disclosed; the public-facing website is built on Orchard CMS maintained by PRODEST, the state technology institute.

Customers are end-user citizens of Espírito Santo across multiple personas — daily commuters, elderly passengers (Passe Livre Idoso), persons with disabilities (Passe Livre PCD), social transport users, intermunicipal travelers, and aquatic transport users — with no commercial enterprise customer base. Revenue is supplemented by state appropriations, and the entity publishes financial statements, board minutes, and governance documents through a transparency portal as required by Brazilian access-to-information law.

Name

CETURB/ES - Companhia de Transportes Coletivos de Passageiros do Estado do Espírito Santo

Legal name

Companhia Estadual de Transportes Coletivos de Passageiros do Estado do Espírito Santo

Website

https://ceturb.es.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CETURB/ES is a state-owned transportation authority of the Government of Espírito Santo, Brazil, that regulates and operates metropolitan bus (Transcol GV), intermunicipal road (SITRIP), aquatic, social, and highway transportation services for citizens across the state under SEMOBI oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vitória, Espírito Santo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Transportation Fares: CETURB/ES collects and regulates transportation fares from passengers using the Transcol GV metropolitan bus system and SITRIP intermunicipal road transport services. The company manages the fare structure and oversees fare collection by operating consortia.
2. Highway Tolls and Services: CETURB Rodovias manages highway infrastructure and related services, generating revenue through toll collection and highway services including the Third Bridge (Terceira Ponte) visitor service.
3. Government Subsidies and Allocations: As a state-owned company, CETURB/ES receives government funding and subsidies for public service obligations including social transport programs (Transcol Social) and free passage programs for elderly (Passe Livre Idoso) and persons with disabilities (Passe Livre PCD).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CETURB/ES is a state-owned public company responsible for planning, regulating, inspecting, and operating collective passenger transport services across the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Its core activities include managing metropolitan buses (Transcol GV), intermunicipal road transport (SITRIP), aquatic transport (Aquaviário), social transportation programs for vulnerable populations, and toll highway management (Ceturb Rodovias). The company also regulates and supervises concessionaire operators providing these services.

Product overview

CETURB/ES operates as a state-owned public transportation company managing multiple transport services across Espírito Santo. The core offering is the Sistema Transcol GV urban bus system serving Greater Vitória, supplemented by the Transcol+ enhanced service, waterway transportation (Aquaviário), and social transit programs (Passe Livre Transcol and Transporte Social). The company also manages highway infrastructure through Ceturb Rodovias including the Third Bridge, and provides intermunicipal road transport coordination through SITRIP, along with charter services for metropolitan and intercity routes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Transcol GV: The bus transportation system for the Greater Vitória metropolitan region managed by CETURB/ES.
• SITRIP
• CETURB Rodovias
• CGTRAN/GV

Products and services

• Sistema Transcol GV (Metropolitan Bus Service) Metropolitan public bus service operating in the Greater Vitória region, integrated with Cartão GV electronic fare payment, and provided through contracted concessionaires under CETURB regulation.
• Transcol+ (Express Metropolitan Service) Express metropolitan bus service providing faster premium connectivity within the Greater Vitória region as an upgrade to the standard Transcol GV network.
• SITRIP (Sistema de Transporte Rodoviário Intermunicipal) Intermunicipal road passenger transport service connecting municipalities across all of Espírito Santo, operated by authorized companies and regulated by CETURB through the official Tariff Schedule (Quadro Tarifário).
• Aquaviário (Waterway Transport) Public waterway passenger transport service operated directly by CETURB's own fleet in the Greater Vitória region, serving islands and coastal communities across the bay.
• Passe Livre Transcol (Free Transit Pass) Free transit pass program granting unlimited free access on the Transcol metropolitan bus network to elderly persons and persons with disabilities as a state-mandated social transportation benefit.
• Transporte Social (Social Transport) Government-subsidized transportation service for workers registered in the federal Cadastro Único social registry, providing affordable access to the metropolitan transit network.
• Ceturb Rodovias (Highway Concessions) Toll highway concessions operated under CETURB oversight, financing maintenance, monitoring, and operation of state highways in Espírito Santo through toll revenue.
• Fretamento (Charter Transport) Regulated charter and dedicated transport service overseen by CETURB for groups, employers, or institutions requiring contracted transport.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Consórcios Operadores (Operating Consortia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOperating consortia that operate bus routes under the Transcol GV metropolitan transportation system in Greater Vitória. These consortia operate under regulatory oversight from CETURB/ES, which monitors their performance and service quality.
• Empresas Concessionárias do SITRIPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConcessionaire companies operating intermunicipal road transport services under the SITRIP system throughout Espírito Santo state. These companies operate under regulatory oversight and licensing from CETURB/ES.
• Líder (Transportation Staffing)minorOthersOutsourced staffing provider referenced in transparency documents as a provider of transportation personnel services to CETURB/ES.
• Renove (Transportation Services)minorOthersTransportation services provider referenced in transparency documents for outsourced transportation operations.
• TRANSEGUR (Security Services)minorOthersSecurity services provider referenced in transparency documents as provider of security personnel to CETURB/ES.
• SEMOBI (Secretaria de Estado de Mobilidade e Infraestrutura)coreOthersState government secretariat responsible for mobility and infrastructure in Espírito Santo. CETURB/ES operates under the oversight of SEMOBI as a state-owned transportation company.
• CGTRAN/GV (Centro de Gestão de Transporte da Grande Vitória)coreTechnology or IntegrationTransportation management center for Greater Vitória that integrates various transportation services, routes, and operational data for coordinated public transit management.
• Integra GVcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital integration platform for the Transcol GV system providing itinerary planning, route information, and service coordination for the metropolitan transportation network.
• Government of Espírito Santo StatecoreOthersState government entity that owns and oversees CETURB/ES as a state-owned transportation company. Provides government funding and subsidy allocations for public transportation services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CBTU - Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos: Federal state-owned company operating urban rail transit in major Brazilian metropolitan areas (Recife, Maceió, João Pessoa, Natal). Directly comparable as a publicly-owned mass transit operator with a regulatory/operational hybrid model in the Brazilian context.
• MetrôRio: State-concessioned metro operator in Rio de Janeiro operating under state oversight. Comparable hybrid state-regulated/operated model and Brazilian mass transit context, though focused on metro rather than bus.
• EPTC - Empresa Pública de Transporte e Circulação de Porto Alegre: Municipal public transport and circulation company of Porto Alegre. Comparable municipal-level transit authority responsible for transportation planning, traffic engineering, and operator regulation in a Brazilian state capital context.
• SPTrans - São Paulo Transportes S.A. Municipal transit authority of São Paulo city, regulating and planning bus, metro, and rail transport. Comparable to CETURB/ES in transit governance, fare regulation, and operator oversight responsibilities at the municipal level.
• BHTrans - Empresa de Transportes e Trânsito de Belo Horizonte: Municipal transit and traffic authority of Belo Horizonte. Comparable municipal-level transit governance model with operator licensing, fare regulation, and traffic management functions similar to CETURB/ES's role in Espírito Santo.
• EMTU - Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos de São Paulo: State-level metropolitan transit authority in São Paulo state managing intermunicipal bus services. Most directly comparable to CETURB/ES in institutional model (state-owned company coordinating metropolitan and intermunicipal transport) and regulatory role over operating consortia.
• URBS - Urbanização de Curitiba S.A. Municipal urban development and transit company of Curitiba, managing the city's renowned BRT-integrated public transit system. Comparable as a transit governance and planning entity with integrated multi-modal mandate in a Brazilian state capital.

Broad incumbents

• RATP Dev: International public transit operator (subsidiary of Paris RATP Group) operating in multiple countries. Comparable as an urban transit operator with similar regulatory/operational hybrid model and global best-practice orientation.
• CCR S.A. One of the largest private toll road and mobility concession operators in Brazil, managing highways similar to CETURB Rodovias. Comparable as a Brazilian highway infrastructure operator, though private and concession-based rather than state-owned.
• EcoRodovias: Major Brazilian private toll road concession operator with state concession contracts. Comparable highway infrastructure operations to CETURB Rodovias, though larger in scale and private-sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GovernoES
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ceturb

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