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CTT Correios de Portugal

Logo: CTT - Correios de Portugal S.A., CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4

National postal service company of Portugal

CTT – Correios de Portugal, S.A. (Portuguese pronunciation: lit. 'CTT – Post of Portugal') is a Portuguese company that operates as both the national postal service of Portugal and a commercial group with subsidiaries operating in banking, e-commerce, and other postal services. It was founded in 1520 by King Manuel I of Portugal, during the Portuguese Renaissance, and CTT is the oldest company still in operation in Portugal to this day.2 It is headquartered in Lisbon.1 Its shares trade on OTC Markets Group under the symbol CTTOF.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 16, 1520Founded1

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  • TickerCTTOF on OTC Markets Group1
  • Industrymail1
  • HeadquartersLisbon1
  • Websitewww.ctt.pt
  • Legal formpublic limited company1
  • Listed onEuronext Lisbon (CTT), OTC Markets Group (CTTOF)1
  • LEI529900G4A1IKOKC22K563
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressAvenida dos Combatentes, nº 43, 14º piso, 1643-001 Lisboa, Portugal3
  • Registered withInstitute of Registries and Notary (Ministry of Justice), 5000775683

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Photo: Jsobral, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

CTT – Correios de Portugal, S.A. (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈse.te.te kuˈʁɐjuʒ ðɨ puɾtuˈɣal], lit. 'CTT – Post of Portugal') is a Portuguese company that operates as both the national postal service of Portugal and a commercial group with subsidiaries operating in banking, e-commerce, and other postal services. It was founded in 1520 by King Manuel I of Portugal, during the Portuguese Renaissance, and CTT is the oldest company still in operation in Portugal to this day.2

Corporate structure

CTT Correios de Portugal sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • CTT Correios de Portugal Lisboa, Portugal
    • 321CRÉDITO, INSTITUIÇÃO FINANCEIRA DE CRÉDITO S.A. Subsidiary · 100% · Porto, Portugal
    • BANCO CTT, S.A. Subsidiary · Lisboa, Portugal
      • Payshop (Portugal), S.A. Subsidiary · Lisboa, Portugal
    • CTT IMO YIELD - SIC IMOBILIARIA FECHADA, S.A. (CTT IMO YIELD - SIC IMOBILIÁRIA FECHADA, S.A.) Subsidiary · Maia, Portugal

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The story

Founded by Manuel I of Portugal on Nov 16, 1520.1

1520: King Manuel I creates the public mail service of Portugal, the Correio Público—Public Post Office.

1533: The first postal service regulations in Portugal.

1753: The first financial mail regulations in Portugal.

1821: The beginning of house-to-house mail delivery in Portugal.

1880: The fusion of the Post Office and the Telegraphs Department into a single service, the Department of Posts, Telegraphs and Lighthouses—Direcção-Geral de Correios, Telégraphos e Faróis.

1911: the department received administrative and financial autonomy from the Portuguese State and became the General Administration of Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones—Administração-Geral dos Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones—adopting the CTT acronym which was kept until today, even after several changes of its official name.

1953: CTT adopts the horse rider logo. The logo represents an ancient postman rider of the CTT, announcing his arrival with a bugle. The logo was redesigned three times, most recently in 2004.

1969: CTT becomes a State Company, adopting the name CTT Correios e Telecomunicações de Portugal—CTT Posts and Telecommunications of Portugal.

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1992: the telecommunications companies (TLP, Marconi and TDP) service is separated from the CTT, becoming an autonomous company, when it created Telecom Portugal S.A., later in 1994 it merged and created Portugal Telecom (PT Portugal) following the spin-off of CTT and in 2018 it moved this name of Altice Portugal. At the same time, CTT becomes a public limited company (with all shares owned by the Portuguese government), adopting the name CTT Correios de Portugal—CTT Posts of Portugal.

30 November 2007: CTT launches Phone-ix, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) operating on the MEO network.

2014: the CTT becomes an entirely private company.

1 January 2019: CTT closes down Phone-ix.

From Wikipedia’s article on CTT Correios de Portugal, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

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Timeline

  1. Nov 16, 1520Founded Founded1

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