Who owns Nation CT?
Nation CT is owned by Smartfit (Brazil, B3: SMFT3).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Smartfit Escola de Ginástica e Dança S.A. — Demonstrações Financeiras Padronizadas 31/12/2025, 11 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Smartfit Escola de Ginástica e Dança S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, São Paulo
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Founded
- 2024
- Category
- Sport & fitness › Fitness › Gyms & fitness brands
- Parent ticker
- B3: SMFT3
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Nation CT
Nation CT is a high-performance training brand launched by the Smart Fit group in 2024. It sits in the high-end segment alongside Bio Ritmo, but aims at members who want specialised strength training with close technical coaching rather than a traditional premium club. Its sites include a restaurant and a supplements shop. There were two Nation CT gyms, both in Brazil, at the end of 2025. They are run by Nation CT Academia de Musculação S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed company.
Ownership timeline of Nation CT
Where Nation CT sits in Smartfit
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Smartfit
Smartfit controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in sport & fitness.
Also in sport & fitness
- Bio Ritmo (1996)
- Queima Diária
- Smart Fit (2009)
- TotalPass (2016)
- Velocity
Other brands in gyms & fitness brands, and who owns them
Smartfit has more brands in gyms & fitness brands on Brandtree than any other owner: 6 of 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Club Lime | Viva Leisure | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| GROUNDUP | Viva Leisure | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Hiit Republic | Viva Leisure | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Plus Fitness | Viva Leisure | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Zoo Fit | Viva Leisure | 🇦🇺 Australia |
About the owner: Smartfit
Smartfit is a publicly listed company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1996. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as B3: SMFT3.
Smartfit Escola de Ginástica e Dança is the São Paulo company behind the Smart Fit chain of low-price gyms and the premium Bio Ritmo clubs. It was founded in 1996, when the first Bio Ritmo gym opened, and its shares have traded on B3 as SMFT3 since 14 July 2021. At the end of 2025 it had 2,084 gyms in 16 countries, 1,683 of them company-owned and 401 franchised, and 5.2 million gym members, and its 2025 net revenue was R$7.2 billion. It also runs the TotalPass corporate fitness benefit, a group of studio brands including Velocity, and the Queima Diária online workout service. By 30 June 2026 the network had grown to 2,170 gyms.
🇧🇷 Nation CT and other Brazilian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 177 brands that began in Brazil. 32 of them (18%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Nation CT is not one of them.
- Adria — M. Dias Branco 🇧🇷
- Aena Brasil — Aena 🇪🇸
- Alexandre Birman — Azzas 2154 🇧🇷
- Arteris — Abertis 🇪🇸
- Ashua Curve & Plus Size — Lojas Renner 🇧🇷
- Assaí Atacadista — Assaí 🇧🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nation CT?
The parent company of Nation CT is Smartfit, a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is Nation CT Brazilian?
Yes. Nation CT originated in Brazil in 2024 and its owner, Smartfit, is also headquartered in Brazil.
Is Nation CT still owned by Smartfit?
Yes. As of 22 October 2026, Nation CT is still owned by Smartfit. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Smartfit Escola de Ginástica e Dança S.A. — Demonstrações Financeiras Padronizadas 31/12/2025 — Smartfit Escola de Ginástica e Dança S.A., Stock exchange filing, published 11 March 2026; retrieved 22 October 2026.
- [2] Smartfit Escola de Ginástica e Dança S.A. — Formulário de Referência 2026 — Smartfit Escola de Ginástica e Dança S.A., Stock exchange filing, published 22 September 2026; retrieved 22 October 2026.
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