Prefeitura Municipal de Arapiraca

What Prefeitura Municipal de Arapiraca does

The Prefeitura Municipal de Arapiraca is the municipal government of Arapiraca, a city in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, originally established in 1924. It serves as the local administrative authority for the resident population, exercising constitutionally mandated responsibilities across health, education, culture, social assistance, urban infrastructure, tax administration, and public safety coordination. The entity is organized into multiple secretariats that collectively deliver public services and enforce municipal regulation, and it funds its operations through a mix of tax collection (IPTU, ISS, ITBI), constitutional transfers from the federal and state governments (FPM, ICMS shares), and earmarked program funds.

The municipality operates digital channels for citizen service, including an online transparency portal, an ouvidoria/ProCidadão civic engagement platform, and web-based service request flows, all built on a formally adopted free and open-source software stack. It maintains a workforce of 759 direct employees, supplemented by 317 newly appointed education professionals. Recent strategic activity includes the rollout of 36 new creches and 8 education centers, the deployment of the Wolbachia method for dengue vector control, the Conexão Geek youth-technology program, and partnerships with Sest Senat, Senac, the Ministério da Cultura, and the Ministério Público. Health surveillance is coordinated through a CIEVS-style information center, and infrastructure programs include ciclovia construction and controladoria-led procurement centralization.

Name

Prefeitura Municipal de Arapiraca

Legal name

Prefeitura Municipal de Arapiraca

Website

https://web.arapiraca.al.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Prefeitura Municipal de Arapiraca is the municipal government of Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brazil, delivering public services in health, education, culture, social assistance, infrastructure, and tax administration to the local population through multiple secretariats and digital citizen-service platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Administration of Economic Programs (9261)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Finance, Treasury, Budget & Procurement (BPAIACAC), Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Public administration
• Citizen services
• Urban governance
• Tax collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Arapiraca

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tax Collection (IPTU, Taxa de Localização e Funcionamento): Municipal government collects property taxes (IPTU) and business location/operation fees from citizens and businesses within the municipality.
2. Municipal Budget and Government Transfers: Revenue from federal and state government transfers, constitutional allocations, and municipal budget allocation from collected taxes.
3. Service Fees (Taxas): Various service fees collected for municipal services including cemetery services, feira livre spots, market public spaces, and other municipal utilities.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Prefeitura Municipal de Arapiraca is the municipal government of Arapiraca, in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, responsible for administering and delivering public services to citizens. It operates through 20+ secretariats covering health, education, culture, sports, social development, urban infrastructure, public services, transportation, environment, and economic development, while collecting municipal taxes and managing the annual budget funded by tax revenues and federal/state transfers. The municipality also operates a network of digital portals enabling citizens to access services, pay taxes, request information, and engage with government online.

Product overview

Prefeitura Municipal de Arapiraca operates a comprehensive digital government platform consisting of multiple interconnected web portals and online service systems. The core infrastructure includes the Portal de Serviços Online for citizen transactions, the Portal de Transparência for government accountability, and the Fazenda Online (EAGATA) system for tax collection. These are supplemented by specialized portals for geoprocessing, health surveillance (Cievs), supplier registration, employee services (Portal do Servidor), and citizen feedback (Ouvidoria). The platform architecture prioritizes digital inclusion through services like the Portal Coronavirus and provides multiple channels for citizen-government interaction including e-SIC for information requests and the Diário Oficial for legal publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal de Serviços Online Online services portal providing citizens access to municipal services including IPTU tax payments, dívida ativa (active debt) consultations, 2ª via IPTU, document requests, process consultations, and service requests.
• Portal de Transparência
• Fazenda Online (EAGATA)
• Portal de Geoprocessamento
• e-SIC (Sistema Eletrônico do Serviço de Informação ao Cidadão)
• Ouvidoria Municipal
• Diário Oficial dos Municípios
• Portal Coronavirus
• Cievs - Centro de Informações Estratégicas em Vigilância em Saúde
• Cadastro de Fornecedores
• Portal do Servidor
• Sistema de Consignado

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,000+ children and families served by new childcare infrastructure
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Associação Alagoana da Cultura NerdminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 July 2026Partnership for the Conexão Geek event, integrated with the project Juventude Conectada (Connected Youth). The Association brings expertise in nerd culture events while the municipality provides support through the Secretaria de Cultura, Lazer e Juventude.
• Sest SenatcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Sest Senat provides physical facilities for municipal programs and events including the Conexão Geek youth technology event and other cultural programs. The partnership enables the municipality to host large-scale community events.
• Senac (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership for professional training programs including the 'Costurando o Futuro' (Sewing the Future) course for women from the Brisa do Lago community. Senac provides professional education and certification while the municipality provides programmatic support through the Viver Melhor program.
• Ministério da CulturacoreOthers · 1 January 2026Federal ministry providing funding through the Política Nacional de Fomento à Cultura Aldir Blanc (PNAB) for cultural initiatives. The municipality administers the fund distribution to local cultural agents through the Secretaria de Cultura.
• Ministério Público (Public Ministry)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership through the Controladoria Geral do Município for digital empowerment programs, capacity building for community associations to access digital public services, and accountability initiatives.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Prefeitura Municipal de Maceió: Capital city of Alagoas state, the larger anchor municipality in the same state with comparable municipal government scope over health, education, taxation, and digital services. Direct peer because both operate under the same Brazilian federal/state municipal framework and serve overlapping populations.
• Prefeitura de Palmeira dos Índios: Neighboring municipality in Alagoas from which Arapiraca was emancipated in 1924. Operates the same Prefeitura structure with overlapping responsibilities across education, health, and rural development in the same regional context.
• Prefeitura de Rio Largo: Mid-sized municipality in the Alagoas metropolitan region with similar municipal-level responsibilities for health, education, and digital services. Comparable in scale and operating model to Arapiraca.
• Prefeitura de Delmiro Gouveia: Interior municipality in Alagoas with similar agriculture-based economy and population size, providing municipal services under the same legal framework. Tracks closely with Arapiraca in scale and complexity.
• Prefeitura de Santana do Ipanema: Mid-sized interior municipality in Alagoas serving a similar agricultural and commercial population base. Comparable Peel of municipal services and citizen-facing digital infrastructure expectations.

Others

• IPM Sistemas: Brazilian GovTech vendor providing public administration software (taxation, education, health) to municipal governments. Comparable technology ecosystem and vendor relationship that Arapiraca could engage given its free/open-source strategy.
• 1Doc: Brazilian GovTech platform providing electronic information systems, document management, and citizen service portals to municipal governments. Comparable to the e-SIC and Portal de Serviços Online functionality Arapiraca operates.
• Ábaco Tecnologia (EAGATA): Vendor operating the EAGATA tax management platform, which is already used by Arapiraca for IPTU and municipal revenue collection. Direct technology vendor relationship relevant to the Fazenda Online portal.

Broad incumbents

• Governo do Estado de Alagoas: State-level government that oversees and co-funds the municipal prefeituras in Alagoas, including administering constitutional transfers and joint programs (PNAB, education, health). Acts as a higher-tier counterpart rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arapiracaal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChcBopwSTir01H8mYkg8Aeg?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/PrefeituraArapiraca
• Instagraminstagram.com/prefeituradearapiraca/?hl=pt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prefeituradearapiraca

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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