Embratel is a major Brazilian telecommunications company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro.

Embratel is a major player in both voice and data communication in Brazil.

The company is a member of the Intelsat and Inmarsat organizations and it owns four fiber optics submarine cable systems - UNISUR, Americas II, Atlantis-2 and Columbus III.

Some of the company's equipment is represented on the coat of arms of Tanguá, Brazil.

It was named Via Embratel and operates in Ku Band on satellite Star One C2.