São José do Rio Prêto to Catanduva bus with Expresso Itamarati

Expresso Itamarati S.A. is a prominent Brazilian transportation company that began operating in 1951. Founded by Spanish immigrant José Oger and his sons, the company initially ran a single bus line in the São Paulo state. Over the decades, it expanded significantly, acquiring new vehicles and routes, and even establishing a ferry system to cross the Paraná River into Mato Grosso do Sul in 1973. Today, Expresso Itamarati boasts a fleet of approximately 1,300 buses, serving hundreds of municipalities across São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Goiás, and Minas Gerais. The company offers intermunicipal, interstate, suburban, and urban passenger transport, as well as continuous charter services and parcel delivery. It transports around 1.5 million passengers monthly, with its vehicles covering over 5 million kilometers each month. Expresso Itamarati is known for its reliability, punctuality, and commitment to passenger satisfaction, with amenities like air conditioning and toilets on many routes, and Wi-Fi on newer vehicles.

Cometa is a prominent Brazilian bus company, established in 1937, and is part of the JCA group, which collectively transports nearly 100 million passengers annually across South and Southeast Brazil. Cometa operates numerous intercity and interstate routes, connecting São Paulo to coastal areas, inland regions, and other states like Minas Gerais, Paraná, and Rio de Janeiro. They offer various bus classes, including Conventional, Executive, Semi-sleeper, and Sleeper, providing amenities such as reclining seats, air conditioning, and restrooms. Cometa also facilitates connections to airports and offers services like parcel delivery.

Viação Piracicabana is a Brazilian transportation company founded in 1937 in Piracicaba, São Paulo, by Atílio Raimundo Giannetti. Initially known as Expresso Piracicabano, it began with eight Ford buses operating a daily route between Piracicaba and São Paulo. The company prioritized passenger comfort, even distributing "dust coats" to protect clothing during early, adventurous six-hour journeys over unpaved roads. Renamed Viação Piracicabana S/A in 1962, the company expanded its services to various cities in São Paulo, including the Baixada Santista region and later São Caetano do Sul, Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, and Osasco. Piracicabana also operates urban transport in cities like Santos and Praia Grande, and in the Federal District. It is currently part of the Grupo Comporte.