Private company

Empresa Gontijo de Transportes

Logo: Gontijo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Empresa Gontijo de Transportes is a Brazilian bus company based in Belo Horizonte, founded in 1943.¹ It employed 9,000 people.¹

Empresa Gontijo de Transportes ou simplesmente Gontijo é uma empresa brasileira de transporte rodoviário de passageiros. Foi fundada em 1943 pelo jovem mecânico Abílio Gontijo, que na época tinha apenas 19 anos de idade.² From the Portuguese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1943Founded¹

HeadquartersBelo Horizonte, Brazil¹
Websitewww.gontijo.com.br
Legal formprivately held company¹

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Gontijo — Photo: Andrevruas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

Timeline

1943Founded Founded¹

Links

Websitewww.gontijo.com.br¹
More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ10272511

Sources

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WikidataEmpresa Gontijo de Transportes on Wikidata
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WikipediaEmpresa Gontijo de Transportes on the Portuguese Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsEmpresa Gontijo de Transportes logo by Gontijo, Public domain
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Wikimedia CommonsEmpresa Gontijo de Transportes photo by Andrevruas, CC BY-SA 3.0