What Cbre Brasil does

CBRE Brasil is the Brazilian subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), the global commercial real estate services firm. Headquartered in São Paulo with offices in Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Recife, Belo Horizonte, and Brasília, the entity has operated in Brazil for more than 45 years and operates as part of a network of 600+ offices across 100+ countries supported by 140,000+ professionals globally.

The firm delivers integrated commercial real estate services organized across core service lines — Advisory Services (investment, transaction, and valuation advisory), Property & Facilities Management, Project & Program Management, and Global Workplace Solutions — and across property-type specializations including Office, Industrial & Logistics, Retail, Hotels & Hospitality, Data Centers, and Land. Technology is embedded through proprietary platforms: CBRE Capital Planner for capital planning, CBRE BI & Analytics for data-driven insights, CBRE Spacer for space programming, CBRE Plans & Plans Pro for test-fitting, Kahua for project management, and client-facing portals (i-PMS for property management, iRESCV for asset management).

The business model is B2B professional services revenue: transaction fees on leasing/sales/acquisitions, advisory fees on investment mandates, recurring managed-services fees on the 2.7 billion square feet managed globally, and project/program management fees on construction engagements. Go-to-market is primarily enterprise field sales targeting Fortune-grade corporates, institutional investors, and government clients (notably the U.S. federal government via J&J Worldwide Services), supplemented by client portals and the busca.cbre.com.br property search platform. Pricing is negotiated per engagement and is not publicly disclosed. The Brazilian entity sits within a parent that first exceeded $20 billion in annual revenue in 2018 and continues to expand via acquisitions and segment creation.

Name

Cbre Brasil

Legal name

CBRE Group, Inc.

Website

https://cbre.com.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

CBRE Brasil is the Brazilian subsidiary of global commercial real estate firm CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), providing integrated advisory, brokerage, property management, valuation, and workplace solutions to investors, corporate occupiers, and government clients across six Brazilian metros.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Office Brokerage (BPAJABAA), Transitional/Development Land Brokerage (Entitled, In-Path-of-Growth) (BPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate services
• Property management solutions
• Real estate advisory
• Workplace solutions
• Project management services

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advisory Services: Strategic consulting for investments, transactions, property management, and portfolio management services. Includes investment advisory, lease advisory, and valuation services.
2. Transaction Services: Commercial real estate transactions including leasing, sales, and acquisitions across office, industrial, retail, land, and hospitality property types.
3. Property & Facilities Management: Integrated facilities management, property management, and building operations services for occupiers and investors. Manages 2.7 billion square feet globally.
4. Project & Program Management: Construction project management, design, and build services for commercial real estate projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CBRE Brasil provides integrated commercial real estate services for investors, owners, and corporate occupiers, spanning investment advisory, leasing and sales transactions, property and facilities management, valuation, workplace solutions, and design/build project management across property types including offices, industrial & logistics, retail, data centers, hotels, and land. The firm combines local Brazilian execution with the global CBRE platform's research, technology, and cross-border investment capabilities to deliver end-to-end real estate solutions to enterprise clients.

Product overview

CBRE Brasil is a commercial real estate services firm offering a comprehensive platform of integrated solutions organized across multiple service lines and property types. The core offerings include: Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) for integrated workplace management; Property & Portfolio Management for property operations and accounting; Invest, Finance & Value for investment advisory; Plan, Lease & Occupy for occupancy services; and Design & Build for project management. Property type specializations cover Data Centers, Hotels & Hospitality, Retail, Industrial & Logistics, Office, and Land Services. The firm also operates proprietary technology tools including CBRE Capital Planner, CBRE Estimator, CBRE Office Ready, Kahua (project management), CBRE Business Intelligence & Analytics, CBRE Spacer, and CBRE Plans & Plans Pro. Client-facing web portals include the Property Management Portal (i-pms) and Asset Management Portal (irescv), alongside the Podcast CBRE Brasil content platform. The overall portfolio functions as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture where core service lines are supplemented by specialized property-type practices and proprietary technology tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Workplace Solutions: Integrated workplace solutions for businesses
• CBRE Hotels
• CBRE Deal Flow

Products and services

• Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Integrated workplace solutions providing strategic and transformational business outcomes through global scale and end-to-end integration for corporate occupiers and investors.
• Property & Portfolio Management Comprehensive property and portfolio management services covering accounting, operations, sustainability, and energy consumption management across commercial real estate assets for investors and occupiers.
• Invest, Finance & Value Services Advisory services driving investment performance with real-time intelligence linking capital and opportunities across markets and property types, including investment advisory, lease advisory, and valuation.
• Plan, Lease & Occupy Services Analytical and technology-powered services enabling occupiers and owners to anticipate opportunities and execute successful real estate strategies across office, industrial, retail, and other categories.
• Design & Build / Project Management End-to-end project and program management services covering design, development, and construction management for commercial real estate projects, combining CBRE with Turner & Townsend capabilities.
• Data Center Solutions Lifecycle data center services consolidating real estate, facilities, and technology systems into a single operational and financial model, covering development, building, buying, selling, and management.
• Hotels & Hospitality Services Creative hospitality expertise including advisory services, investment sales, debt & structured finance, valuation, and research for hotel properties.
• Retail Services Integrated retail real estate solutions for retailers, restaurateurs, investors, owners, and developers spanning multiple retail categories and property types.
• Industrial & Logistics Services Comprehensive industrial real estate services for investors, property owners, developers, and occupiers including leasing, sales, and supply chain advisory.
• Office Services Commercial office real estate services for occupiers and investors including consulting, investment, leasing, property management, and project management solutions.
• Land Services Land advisory and transaction services for land owners, developers, and investors including entitlement, disposition, and land development solutions.
• CBRE Deal Flow Investment properties platform connecting investors with deal flow opportunities across markets.
• CBRE Properties Search Property search platform enabling self-service discovery of commercial properties for occupiers and investors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 28% fewer vacancies in managed properties in São Paulo vs market average
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• J&J Worldwide ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CBRE acquired J&J Worldwide Services, a leading provider of engineering services, base support operations and facilities maintenance for the U.S. federal government, strengthening CBRE's government facilities management capabilities.
• Direct Line GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CBRE acquired Direct Line Global, significantly enhancing its technical expertise in managing data centers globally, expanding the company's data center services capabilities.
• Turner & TownsendcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021CBRE acquired a 60% ownership interest in Turner & Townsend, a UK-based global leader in program, project and cost management. This partnership enhanced CBRE's project management capabilities and created a combined global project management powerhouse.
• IndustriouscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021CBRE acquired a 40% interest in Industrious, a provider of premium flexible workplace solutions in 2021, later fully acquiring the company in 2025 to create the new Building Operations & Experience (BOE) business segment.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cushman & Wakefield: Cushman & Wakefield is a global CRE services competitor providing commercial property and real estate services including brokerage, property management, valuation, and advisory - competing with CBRE in the same enterprise and capital markets segments.
• Newmark Group: Newmark is a commercial real estate advisor and services provider with capital markets, leasing, valuation, and property management offerings that compete directly with CBRE's Americas-focused services.
• Colliers International: Colliers is a global professional services and investment management firm offering real estate advisory, brokerage, and property management with overlapping service lines to CBRE's Advisory and Investment segments.
• Savills: Savills is a global real estate services firm providing advisory, transactional, property management and investment services - most comparable to CBRE's EMEA footprint and Latin American/Cross-border advisory offerings.
• AECOM / Turner & Townsend: Turner & Townsend (majority-owned by CBRE since 2021) is a premier global project, program, and cost management firm - relevant as both a CBRE subsidiary and as a competing professional services platform; AECOM's real estate/PM segment competes in project management space.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): JLL is a global real estate services firm that competes head-to-head with CBRE across investment advisory, capital markets, leasing, valuations, property management, and workplace solutions for investors and corporate occupiers worldwide.
• Knight Frank: Knight Frank is a global real estate consultancy and brokerage firm with residential, commercial, and valuation services competing with CBRE particularly in prime/wealth CRE segments and EMEA markets.

Emerging players

• Avison Young: Avison Young is a commercial real estate services firm offering investment, leasing, property management and valuation services - smaller than CBRE but competing in similar enterprise client engagements, especially in North America.

Broad incumbents

• Knighthead Realty Capital / Brookfield Property Group: Brookfield is a global real estate owner, operator and investment manager; while not a pure services peer, it competes with CBRE's Investment Management and advisory businesses by internalizing large portions of brokerage/management work for its own portfolios.

Others

• CBRE Group, Inc. (Parent): CBRE Group is the parent corporation of CBRE Brasil - the Brazilian operations are one regional node of the global network; included as a peer to reflect the structural relationship and how Brazil operations benefit/scale against the global parent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CBREBrasil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cbre-brazil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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