Who owns Hidrovias do Brasil?
Hidrovias do Brasil is owned by Ultrapar (Brazil, B3: UGPA3).[1]
Evidence: Ultrapar Participações S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29, SEC EDGAR, 29 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ultrapar Participações S.A. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, São Paulo
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Parent ticker
- B3: UGPA3 NYSE: UGP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hidrovias do Brasil
Hidrovias do Brasil is a river-barge and port logistics company with northern and southern corridors and a Santos operation. Its history page says it listed on B3's Novo Mercado in 2020 and that Ultrapar became its reference shareholder in 2024. Its investor site shows Ultra Logística Ltda. holding 60.00% of HBSA3 common shares at 29 May 2026, and Ultrapar's results release names it among its businesses.
What Ultrapar's annual report says about Hidrovias do Brasil
Sentences about Hidrovias do Brasil from Ultrapar's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Business Combination Hidrovias Refer to Note 27.b to the consolidated financial statements Critical Audit Matter Description As disclosed in Note 27.b to the consolidated financial statements, in May 2025 the Company acquired control of Hidrovias do Brasil S.A. ("Hidrovias"), holding 58.72% of its capital as of December 31, 2025.
Main events that occurred in the year b. 1 Acquisition of significant ownership interest in Hidrovias On May 8, 2025, the Company, through its subsidiary Ultra Log stica, acquired additional shares in Hidrovias do Brasil S.A. ("Hidrovias"), becoming the controlling shareholder.
(ii) The total amounts of acquisitions made by the Company are substantially related to Hidrovias do Brasil (see Note 27 .b).
How often Ultrapar names Hidrovias do Brasil in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Hidrovias do Brasil
Where Hidrovias do Brasil sits in Ultrapar
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ultrapar
Ultrapar controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in parcel & freight logistics, and who owns them
The 221 brands in parcel & freight logistics on Brandtree belong to 181 owners. The largest is Radiant Logistics, with 5; Ultrapar has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Adcom Express | Radiant Logistics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Forward Air | Forward Air | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ABF Freight | ArcBest | 🇺🇸 United States |
| C.H. Robinson | C.H. Robinson | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FedEx Express | FedEx | 🇺🇸 United States |
| GLS | IDS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| InPost | InPost | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Wilhelmsen Port Services | Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding | 🇳🇴 Norway |
About the owner: Ultrapar
Ultrapar is a publicly listed company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as B3: UGPA3 and NYSE: UGP.
Ultrapar Participações' 4Q25 earnings release, dated São Paulo, 4 March 2026, gives B3 code UGPA3 and NYSE symbol UGP and says it operates in energy, mobility and logistics infrastructure through Ultragaz, Ipiranga, Ultracargo and Hidrovias do Brasil. Its Ultracargo segment reported installed capacity of 1.09 million cubic metres in 2025.
🇧🇷 Hidrovias do Brasil and other Brazilian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 149 brands that began in Brazil. 31 of them (21%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Hidrovias do Brasil is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hidrovias do Brasil?
The parent company of Hidrovias do Brasil is Ultrapar, a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is Hidrovias do Brasil Brazilian?
Yes. Hidrovias do Brasil originated in Brazil and its owner, Ultrapar, is also headquartered in Brazil.
Is Hidrovias do Brasil still owned by Ultrapar?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Hidrovias do Brasil is still owned by Ultrapar. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ultrapar Participações S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 29 April 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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