Invepar
Investimentos e Participações em Infraestrutura S.A. - Invepar, or Invepar S.A., is one of the biggest private urban mobility and transit infrastructure management companies in Latin America. It now holds 11 concessions through its subsidiary companies and joint ventures in the Toll Roads, Airports and Urban Mobility segments.
Investimentos e Participações em Infraestrutura S.A. | |
Type | Sociedade Anônima |
Industry | |
Founded | 2000 |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Infrastructure construction, toll road and other transport concessions |
Website | www.invepar.com.br |
In the Airports segment, Invepar controls the concession-holder of São Paulo International Airport (GRU), the biggest in South America in terms of passengers and freight.
In the Urban Mobility segment, Invepar holds the MetrôRio and Light Rail (VLT Carioca) concessions in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and also controls MetrôBarra S.A., responsible for the procurement and provision of rolling stock and systems used on metro Line 4 in the state of Rio de Janeiro, which came into service in 2016.
At present, Invepar holds eight concessions in the Toll Roads segment, with a total of 2,337 km including main and nearby corridors and access roads. In Rio de Janeiro, Invepar controls LAMSA – Linha Amarela S.A., ViaRio and CRT – Concessionária Rio-Teresópolis, in São Paulo, CART – Concessionária Auto Raposo Tavares, and in Minas Gerais, the Federal District and Goiás, Via040. In Bahia, CLN – Concessionária Litoral Norte and CBN – Concessionária Bahia Norte; and in Pernambuco, CRA – Concessionária Rota do Atlântico.
Invepar Airports
São Paulo International Airport has been run by Concessionária do Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos S.A (GRU Airport) since 2012. A daily average 104 thousand passengers pass through the airport, with around 800 takeoffs and landings every day (2017 data). It is the biggest hub in South America. In 2017, 37.8 million people boarded or deboarded almost 270 thousand flights. It is the main distribution hub for flights in Brazil, with 88 regular destinations, 46 international and 42 domestic.
GRU Airport is also the biggest gateway for air cargo in Brazil, handling 43% of domestic volume.
2017 highlights:
- Total Passengers: 37.8 million
- Aircraft movements: 266 thousand landings and take-offs
- Total cargo: 283 thousand metric tons
- 42 airlines to 88 regular destinations (47 international and 41 domestic)
- GRU Airport awarded best Brazilian airport in the category “over 15 million passengers per year” by the Brazilian Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SAC)
Invepar Urban Mobility
As the biggest private metro operator in Brazil, Invepar has been in charge of operating MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 since 2009. In 2017, over 240 million passengers traveled on these three Rio de Janeiro metro lines.
Also in the Urban Mobility segment, the Company is a shareholder in VLT Carioca (Light Rail Transit), inaugurated in 2016. This light rail service operates in the center of the city of Rio, with two lines totaling 28 km. Over 15 million passengers used this mode of transport in 2017.
2017 highlights:
- Passengers carried: 256.2 million
- Paying passengers: 227.6 million
- First full year of operation for the Light Rail Transit (VLT Carioca) system in Rio de Janeiro and Line 4 of the Rio metro
- Inauguration of the direct link between metro Lines 1 and 4, eliminating the connection at General Osório station in Ipanema
- VLT Carioca's Line 2 started operations
Invepar Toll Roads
With eight toll roads covering a distance of 2,337 km, Invepar has a diversified portfolio of concessions in five Brazilian states and the Federal District. Located in urban and rural regions, the roads have different operational characteristics. Due to the higher concentration of people, toll roads in urban centers carry a higher volume traffic. In contrast, concessions in rural regions are more seasonal and used for longer journeys.
2017 highlights:
- Equivalent Paying Vehicles (EPVs): 236.3 million
- Duplication of 37 km by CART (São Paulo)
- CLN delivers works on the bridge over River Jacuípe (Bahia)
- Duplication of the Telésphoro Cândido de Rezende viaduct by Via040 (Minas Gerais)
- CBN delivers duplication of the Lauro de Freitas bypass (Bahia)
References
- "BM&F Bovespa Website (in Portuguese)". Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2013.