Correios

Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos (Brazilian Post and Telegraph Company), abbreviated to ECT, also known as Correios, is a state-owned company that has operated Brazil's national postal service since the 17th century.also known as Correios, is a state-owned enterprise that has been managing Brazil's national postal service since the 17th century.

The company created and manages the Brazilian postal code system known as Código de Endereçamento Postal. It also provides an e-commerce platform (CorreiosNet Shopping), banking services (Banco Postal) acting as an agent for Banco do Brasil, Boleto bill payment collection and Sedex express mail service, its international service network covering more than 220 countries worldwide. It is the largest employer in Brazil with more than 109,000 own and outsourced employees, being the only company to be present in all municipalities of the country, with a wide network of own and franchised units. The company is fully owned by the Brazilian federal government and is subordinated to the Ministry of Communications.