Ciclus Engenharia e Soluções Ambientais Integradas

What Ciclus Engenharia e Soluções Ambientais Integradas does

Ciclus Engenharia e Soluções Ambientais Integradas is a privately held Brazilian environmental engineering services firm founded in 2013 and headquartered in Viçosa, Minas Gerais. The company was established by graduates of the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) and is led by four directors — Sergio Alvareli Júnior (General Director), Welton dos Reis Gomes (Executive Director), Dario Orlandini (Technical-Scientific Director), and Elizabeth Neire da Silva (Technical-Scientific Director) — three of whom hold PhDs from UFV in environmental impacts, degraded area recovery, forest planning, and forest management. The firm operates through a central office in Viçosa plus support offices in Sete Lagoas (Minas Gerais) and Lorena (São Paulo), serving enterprise and institutional clients primarily in Southeast Brazil.

The company delivers a six-line integrated environmental service portfolio: (1) Licenciamento Ambiental — environmental licensing studies including EIA/RIMA, PUP, PTRF, RCA, PCA, and PRAD; (2) Recuperação Ambiental — degraded area recovery using bioengineering techniques such as hydroseeding, biomat fixation, rip rap, and sill (paliçadas) construction; (3) Monitoramento Ambiental — fauna rescue, deterrence, and ongoing monitoring programs; (4) Manejo Florestal — forest inventories for native and planted forests, urban arborization, and conservation unit management; (5) Mudanças Climáticas — greenhouse gas (GEE) emission inventories, reduction plans, and compensation plans; and (6) Topografia e Geoprocessamento — planimetric and planialtimetric surveys, land use mapping, and cadastral surveys. Technology is centered on scientific-technical expertise rather than proprietary software, with bioengineering methods serving as the principal technical differentiator in recovery projects.

Ciclus operates as a project-based professional services firm. Revenue is generated through customized engagements that span the full project lifecycle from elaboration to execution, with pricing determined per project rather than via disclosed standard rates. The go-to-market model is direct enterprise field sales: prospective clients initiate contact through the corporate website, phone, email, or WhatsApp, with engagements led by the named directors. Marketing is minimal, limited to the corporate website and basic Facebook/Instagram presence. The company is founder/management-owned, with no disclosed funding rounds, external investors, or parent company; select_customers is empty and no customer logos are publicly identified.

Name

Ciclus Engenharia e Soluções Ambientais Integradas

Legal name

Ciclus Engenharia e Soluções Ambientais Integradas

Website

https://ciclusengenharia.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ciclus Engenharia e Soluções Ambientais Integradas is a Brazilian environmental engineering services firm founded in 2013, delivering licensing, recovery, monitoring, forestry, climate change, and topography services to enterprise and institutional clients across Southeast Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Engineering Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Permitting, Siting & Environmental Impact (EIA/NEPA) Advisory (EUAMANAB), Emissions Factors, LCA & Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Platforms (EUABAEAD)

Keywords

• Environmental engineering services
• Environmental licensing studies
• Degraded area recovery
• Forest management services
• Greenhouse gas inventories

Headquarters

HQ city

Viçosa

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting and Engineering Services: CICLUS generates revenue through the provision of specialized professional environmental engineering services. Services are rendered from project elaboration through to execution, covering environmental licensing, degraded area recovery, environmental monitoring, forest management, climate change (GEE inventories), and topography/geoprocessing. Revenue is derived from project-based engagements targeting enterprise and institutional clients across various market segments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CICLUS delivers specialized environmental engineering consulting services across six integrated service lines: environmental licensing (EIA/RIMA, PUP, PTRF, RCA, PCA, PRAD), degraded area recovery using bioengineering techniques, environmental and fauna monitoring, forest management and inventories, greenhouse gas emission inventories and climate change plans, and topography/geoprocessing surveys. The firm covers the full lifecycle from project elaboration through execution for enterprise and institutional clients.

Product overview

Ciclus Engenharia e Soluções Ambientais Integradas is an environmental engineering services company founded in 2013 by professionals from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV). The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of six integrated environmental service lines: (1) Licenciamento Ambiental for environmental licensing and permits including EIA/RIMA, (2) Recuperação Ambiental for degraded area rehabilitation using bioengineering techniques, (3) Monitoramento Ambiental for ongoing environmental monitoring, (4) Manejo Florestal for forest inventories and urban arborization, (5) Mudanças Climáticas for greenhouse gas inventories and reduction plans, and (6) Topografia e Geoprocessamento for surveying and GIS services. Rather than a software platform with modules, the company delivers specialized technical consulting services focused on environmental licensing, recovery, monitoring, and climate change solutions for industrial, agricultural, and mining clients across Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licenciamento Ambiental (Environmental Licensing) Environmental licensing services covering environmental diagnostics for land acquisition feasibility, EIA/RIMA studies, PUP, PTRF, RCA, PCA, PRAD, and executive projects for forest compensation. Targeted at companies and institutions whose projects trigger Brazilian environmental licensing requirements.
• Recuperação Ambiental (Environmental Recovery) Environmental recovery services including landscape projects, degraded area recovery plans (PRAD), and bioengineering execution using hydroseeding, biomat installation, rip rap construction, and civil drainage works. Targeted at mining, infrastructure, and industrial clients needing land rehabilitation.
• Monitoramento Ambiental (Environmental Monitoring) Environmental monitoring services covering forest plantation monitoring, degraded area recovery project monitoring, fauna rescue and deterrence (afugentamento), wildlife monitoring programs, and environmental monitoring technical reports.
• Manejo Florestal (Forest Management) Forest management services including forest inventories for native and planted species, urban arborization projects and inventories, and management plans for conservation units.
• Mudanças Climáticas (Climate Change Services) Climate change services including greenhouse gas (GEE) emission inventories, emission reduction plans, environmental compensation plans for GEE emissions, and emission monitoring.
• Topografia e Geoprocessamento (Topography and Geoprocessing) Topographic and geoprocessing services including planimetric and planialtimetric topographic maps, land use and occupation surveys, cut and fill volume calculations, and cadastral topographic surveys for urban and rural areas.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: Swiss-based testing, inspection, and certification giant with extensive Brazil operations covering environmental services, GHG verification, and sustainability advisory. Competes with CICLUS for enterprise environmental compliance work in Brazil.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a substantial environmental and sustainability practice covering licensing, impact assessment, carbon advisory, and remediation. Overlaps with CICLUS across environmental licensing, climate, and recovery services for enterprise and public-sector clients.
• WSP Global: Major international engineering consultancy with environmental services spanning licensing, impact assessment, climate change, and biodiversity. Operates in Brazil through acquired local firms and competes with CICLUS for industrial and infrastructure environmental mandates.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with Brazilian operations offering environmental compliance, ESG assurance, and industrial services. Comparable to CICLUS in environmental compliance and licensing support, but at much larger scale with certification-led positioning.
• Tetra Tech: Global environmental and engineering consulting firm with deep Brazil presence, offering EIA, licensing, water resources, and environmental management services. Comparable to CICLUS as a full-stack environmental engineering consultancy serving industrial, mining, and infrastructure clients, but at vastly larger scale.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): World's largest pure-play environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy. Directly comparable to CICLUS in EIA preparation, environmental licensing, GHG inventories, and remediation, but operating globally with thousands of consultants.
• Ramboll: International engineering, consulting, and architecture firm with a strong environmental and climate practice including EIA, carbon advisory, and nature-based solutions. Comparable in service mix to CICLUS, particularly across climate, licensing, and restoration work.

Regional players

• Engemon: Brazilian engineering firm offering environmental licensing, environmental studies, and project management for industrial and infrastructure clients in Brazil. A more direct regional competitor to CICLUS in environmental licensing and EIA/RIMA studies within the Brazilian market.
• Gaia Consultoria Ambiental: Brazilian environmental consulting firm focused on licensing, environmental impact studies, and recovery projects. Closest direct peer to CICLUS in terms of size, service mix, and Brazilian regional focus.

Emerging players

• Ecoveritas Brasil: Brazilian environmental services firm offering licensing, environmental management, and ESG support to corporate clients. Comparable to CICLUS in service portfolio and target market but with a more ESG-oriented positioning.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ciclus-engenharia-e-solu%C3%A7%C3%B5es-ambientais-integradas

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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