Set up in 1972, Brisa is now Iberia’s major roadway concessionaire, holding 1,106km of concessioned roadways on 11 highways, up until December 31, 2032. Currently, 1000km are being operated on 10 highways, linking the country’s north and south, and the coastal region right up to the neighboring country’s border.

Right now, Brisa is bidding for four new highway concessions. It is awaiting the outcome of the award of a new 102km concession, while having been short-listed for two concessions corresponding to 62km, and submitted a bid for another one.

Aside from the construction, conservation and operation of highways and their respective service areas, Brisa provides its customers with a broad range of highway services, from automatic-collection tolls (Via Verde), to roadside assistance and automobile inspections.

In the international arena, Brisa, forming part of the core shareholder, holds a 17.04% stake in CCR-Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias, the largest highways concessionaire in Latin America, with 1,290km of roadway concessions in Brazil. At present, CCR is short-listed for seven other roadway-concession tenders in Brazil. Brisa also has a stake in the capital of the Italian concessionaire, Autostrade.

Brisa is the fourth largest listed Portuguese company, with a market cap of over €3 billion. Quoted on Portugal's main capital index, the PSI 20, Brisa accounts for some12%, and is also quoted on the Euronext Top 100. In September, Brisa's stock started being quoted on the Dow Jones Sustainability STOXX Index.

Brisa is split into four business areas (Brisa — Auto-estradas; Brisa — Internacional; Brisa Serviços; and Other holdings), with its now in the process of being transformed into a holding company.

Brisa Electrónica Rodoviária — Maintains electronic equipment and systems. Supplying, installing and commissioning electronic equipment and systems for highway-access control.