Private company

Embratel

Logo: Embratel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Brazilian telecommunications company

Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações, known simply as Embratel, was a major Brazilian telecommunications company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Originally the long distance arm of Telebras, the company was owned by American firm MCI Communications for 2.65 billion reais between Telebras' 1998 break-up and MCI's 2003 dissolution, at which point Mexican telecom giant América Móvil stepped in and renamed it Claro Brasil in 2015. Embratel is a major player in both voice and data communication in Brazil.2 It was founded by Humberto Castelo Branco.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1
  • Industrytelecommunications1
  • HeadquartersRio de Janeiro1
  • Websitewww.embratel.com.br
  • Legal formsubsidiary company1
  • Listed onSão Paulo Stock Exchange1

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Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações, known simply as Embratel, was a major Brazilian telecommunications company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Originally the long distance arm of Telebras, the company was owned by American firm MCI Communications for 2.65 billion reais between Telebras' 1998 break-up and MCI's 2003 dissolution, at which point Mexican telecom giant América Móvil stepped in and renamed it Claro Brasil in 2015.2

Corporate structure

Embratel is part of a group headed by América Móvil. 36 entities, 17 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Humberto Castelo Branco in 1998.1

Leadership

Who has led Embratel, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • landline telephone

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

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Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

Sources

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