What Viva Rio does

Viva Rio is a Brazilian civil society organization (OSC) headquartered at Rua do Russel, 76, in Rio de Janeiro (CNPJ 00.343.941/0001-28), focused on peace, inclusion, and justice. The organization operates a portfolio of public healthcare facilities — UPAs (Emergency Care Units), CAPS (Psychosocial Care Centers), and hospitals — under contracts with the SUS (Brazilian Unified Health System), and runs complementary social development programs (NDS) serving vulnerable populations in Rio de Janeiro and, through Viva Rio Haiti, in Port-au-Prince.

Its service portfolio spans multiple verticals built on digital platforms: Nova Chance (employment placement platform), VR Educa (training platform, operated in partnership with Descomplica since 2016), Help Desk RH (HR helpdesk services), Viva Rio Saúde em Rede (integrated health network), and VR Eficiente (disability inclusion program, employing 450+ people with disabilities across partner organizations and shopping centers). In 2025 the organization delivered approximately 6 million SUS attendances, 6,000+ social development services, and 4,000+ jobs.

The business model is nonprofit and contract-driven: Viva Rio holds CEBAS certification (Certificado de Entidade Beneficente de Assistência Social), which qualifies it to manage SUS facilities and access public notices and government contracts. Revenue is sourced primarily from public-sector health and social contracts, supplemented by partnerships (Prudential/Itaú for group life insurance, Descomplica for education, Biomob, and shopping centers). The organization is LGPD-compliant and is governed by a re-elected Conselho de Administração and Diretoria Executiva. No traditional VC/PE funding is referenced; financial sustainability rests on public-sector contract retention and disciplined operating cost management (e.g., 2025 cancellation of the Amil health plan following a 74% premium increase).

Name

Viva Rio

Legal name

Viva Rio

Website

https://vivario.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Viva Rio is a Brazilian civil society organization that manages SUS public healthcare facilities (UPAs, CAPS, hospitals) and runs social development, employment, education, and disability inclusion programs in Rio de Janeiro and Haiti, funded primarily by government contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Social Services and Public Healthcare Management

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Migrant Integration Enterprises (Livelihoods, Services) (BPAGALAN)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Social development programs
• Nonprofit healthcare management
• Community social services
• Civil society organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Contracts and Government Notices: Viva Rio operates primarily through contracts with government bodies (municipal and state), executing public health programs, social development initiatives, and community services funded by public budgets and editais (public notices). The organization holds CEBAS certificates (Certificação de Entidades Beneficentes de Assistência Social), enabling participation in public funding mechanisms.
2. Social Programs and Public Health Services (SUS): Management of healthcare units including UPAs (Emergency Care Units), CAPS (Mental Health Centers), Hospitals (Hospital Municipal Albert Schweitzer, Hospital do Andaraí, and others), Clinics, and community health programs through the Unified Health System (SUS).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Viva Rio is a Brazilian civil society organization (OSC) that delivers free public health, social development, and community programs. It operates a network of public health facilities (UPAs, CAPS, hospitals, clinics) under Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS), runs social assistance programs including disability inclusion and youth sports, and maintains digital platforms for employment (Nova Chance) and training (VR Educa). All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries and funded through government contracts and public notices.

Product overview

Viva Rio is a social civil organization that operates a portfolio of interconnected social programs and digital platforms focused on peace, inclusion, and justice in areas affected by poverty and violence in Rio de Janeiro. The organization offers Nova Chance as its primary employment-focused digital platform providing job placement services and career development resources, alongside VR Educa as its internal training and education management system. The core social programs include health network management (Viva Rio Saúde em Rede with 6 million+ annual attendances), social development (Núcleo de Desenvolvimento Social with 6,000+ services), disability inclusion (Viva Rio Eficiente with 450+ employed persons with disabilities), and educational initiatives (Viva Educação partnership). The organization also manages sports, human security, environmental, and international programs (Viva Rio Haiti). Nova Chance operates as a free public-facing job portal with video lessons and job alerts, while VR Educa provides internal employee training via distance learning. The Help Desk RH system supports internal HR operations across the organization's extensive network of health facilities, community centers, and administrative offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nova Chance: A platform created to help people boost their professional journey, offering job opportunities and video lessons for preparation for the job market.
• VR Educa
• VR Eficiente

Products and services

• Viva Rio Saúde em Rede Health network management program operating public healthcare facilities including hospitals, Emergency Care Units (UPAs), Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS), clinics, and community health teams under Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS). Approximately 6 million SUS attendances were performed in 2025.
• Nova Chance Free public-facing employment platform that connects job seekers with employers, offers video lessons for professional preparation, vacancy alerts via email, and career guidance resources including resume tips and interview preparation. Over 4,000 jobs were generated in 2025 through the platform.
• VR Educa Education and research coordination platform providing training, in-service training, in-person courses, distance learning (EAD) courses, research incentive projects, and inclusive education programs. Supports continuous professional development of Viva Rio's multi-professional network across health facilities.
• Núcleo de Desenvolvimento Social (NDS) Social development nucleus that delivers social services, community support, and social assistance programs to vulnerable populations. Over 6,000 service attendances were performed in 2025.
• Viva Rio Eficiente (VR Eficiente) Program focused on promoting the development and inclusion of people with disabilities (PcD) in the labor market. Coordinates job placement, supports managers for team integration, conducts job fairs, and performs active job searches. Over 450 people with disabilities are employed through the program.
• Biblioteca Viva Cultural and knowledge access program under the social work umbrella providing community access to books and educational resources in underserved areas.
• Viva Rio Haiti International operations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, extending social development programs and humanitarian initiatives beyond Brazil.
• Viva Educação (Descomplica Partnership) Educational partnership with Descomplica offering up to 40% discounts on online courses including ENEM preparation, vestibular preparation for Medicine, ENCEENA exams, high school reinforcement, public exam preparation, MBAs, and graduate programs. Part of each enrollment generates a R$50 donation to Academia Pérolas Negras educational activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 6 million healthcare services (atendimentos) performed via SUS in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BiomobminorGTM or Marketing PartnerViva Rio, through the VR Eficiente program, partners with Biomob on the 'Toma lá, dá cá' campaign to collect can tabs (lacres de latinhas) that are converted into wheelchair donations for people with disabilities in vulnerable situations. The campaign has enabled the donation of wheelchairs to beneficiaries.
• DescomplicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerViva Rio and Descomplica partnered on the 'Viva Educação' project offering up to 40% discounts on monthly tuition for various online courses including ENEM preparation, vestibular preparation for Medicine, ENCEENA exams, high school reinforcement, public service exam prep, MBAs, and postgraduate programs. Each enrollment generates a R$50 donation to the Academia Pérolas Negras educational activities. The partnership began in 2016.
• Prudential do Brasil and Itaú Corretora de SegurosminorOthersViva Rio partners with Prudential do Brasil and Itaú Corretora de Seguros to provide life insurance (seguro de vida) for all employees, including CLT workers, scholarship holders, and Mais Médicos program participants, as well as their dependents. The benefit includes coverage for death, accidental death, permanent disability, funeral assistance, food basket assistance, and birth basket assistance.
• Shopping Centers (Donation Collection Points)minorOthersViva Rio's 'Inverno Quente' (Warm Winter) campaign partners with shopping centers including Shopping Boulevard Rio, Shopping Rio Sul, Center Point Valqueire, Itaboraí Plaza, Itaipu Multicenter (Niterói), and Vogue Square (Barra da Tijuca) as collection points for clothing, footwear, and blanket donations to those in need.
• Academia Pérolas NegrasminorOthersPérolas Negras is a football team formed by young refugee athletes from around the world and Brazilians in vulnerable situations, affiliated with Viva Rio. The organization supports and promotes the team, which also benefits from educational programs through the Viva Educação partnership with Descomplica.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Catho: Major Brazilian employment and recruitment platform. Comparable to Nova Chance as a job-matching service, though operating on a commercial B2C/B2B model rather than free-to-user social service.
• Descomplica: Brazilian online education platform offering ENEM, vestibular, and professional courses. Already partners with Viva Rio via Viva Educação and operates an overlapping market in workforce-readiness content.

Broad incumbents

• Hapvida NotreDame Intermédica: Largest Brazilian vertically integrated healthcare operator with hospitals, clinics, and outpatient units. Comparable as a healthcare delivery operator but operates on a for-profit, vertically integrated basis rather than an OSS model.
• Instituto Unimed: Social-responsibility arm of the Unimed cooperative health system, running community health and inclusion programs nationally. Comparable as a broader healthcare-affiliated social operator with greater geographic reach.

Direct peers

• SPDM (Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina): Brazilian civil society organization that manages SUS public health facilities under government contracts in São Paulo and other states. Operates a virtually identical OSS model to Viva Rio, making it the most direct operational peer.
• Associação Saúde da Família: Manages primary healthcare units and community health programs under SUS contracts in São Paulo. Shares the OSS-plus-public-health-facility management model with Viva Rio.
• CEJAM (Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas Dr. João Amorim): OSS that manages SUS healthcare units (UPAs, hospitals, AMAs) and social programs in São Paulo. Directly comparable in business model and contract structure to Viva Rio's healthcare management operations.

Regional players

• Partners In Health: International nonprofit delivering healthcare and social services in Haiti and other low-resource settings. Comparable to Viva Rio's Haiti operations and integrated health-plus-social-services model in resource-constrained environments.

Others

• Médicos Sem Fronteiras Brasil: International humanitarian medical organization with operations in Brazil and Haiti. Comparable in healthcare delivery to vulnerable populations and in cross-border humanitarian footprint.
• Cruz Vermelha Brasileira: Brazilian Red Cross, a humanitarian nonprofit delivering health and social programs with international reach. Comparable as a civil-society health and social-services operator with similar multi-mission structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/viva_rio
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/vivario17
• Facebookfacebook.com/facevivario
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/viva-rio
• Instagraminstagram.com/viva_rio

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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