Ânima Educação is a company that operates in the educational sector, being one of the most important higher education companies in the country, both in terms of revenue and number of enrolled students. In 2020 alone, the company registered more than 140,000 students in the educational centers managed by Ânima. 

The company has institutions located in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Goiás, Bahia, Paraná, and Sergipe. Over nearly two decades of trajectory, Ânima Educação has built a portfolio with various university centers. In total, the company includes: 

• One University (Universidade São Judas Tadeu, São Paulo); 

• Seven University Centers (Una, Una Bom Despacho, UniBH, Centro Universitário São Judas Tadeu, UniSociesc, UniSociesc Curitiba, Centro Universitário UniAGES); 

• Colleges and academic units; 

• HSM, HSM University, EBRADI (Escola Brasileira de Direito), and Le Cordon Bleu, in São Paulo. 

HSM is configured as a platform that offers integrated educational solutions aimed at the promotion, updating, and development of executives and managers operating throughout Brazil. In addition, the platform has means of customized products that prioritize learning and enable experiences and networking. 

EBRADI was launched as a brand of Ânima at the end of 2016. The brand's objective is to offer online legal education and training. Thus, EBRADI's portfolio includes postgraduate and extension courses in Law, as well as courses that prepare students for the OAB exam. 

Finally, Le Cordon Bleu – São Paulo is a Brazilian institute of the French school of culinary arts, being the first built in Brazil based on the French school.

Ânima Educação was founded in 2003, after the purchase of Minas Gerais Gerais Educação Ltda. At the time, the company was responsible for operating the Centro Universitário Una. In 2006, Ânima acquired the Associação Educacional do Litoral Santista, responsible for managing the Centro Universitário Monte Serrat. 

Later, in 2009, the company purchased UniBH. By 2013, 100% of HSM's shares were acquired by Ânima, a company with over 30 years in the educational market. Still in 2013, the company went public on the stock exchange, in the Novo Mercado segment, the highest level of governance at B3. 

The following year, as a consolidation of expansion strategies, Ânima acquired Universidade São Judas, located in the city of São Paulo. In 2016, the company purchased Sociedade Educacional de Santa Catarina, in addition to acquiring Alis Educacional and Faculdade Politécnica de Uberlândia. 

Also in 2016, Ânima initiated a business alliance with the famous French culinary school, Le Cordon Bleu, and in 2018, opened the first institute inspired by the French school here in Brazil. 

In 2019, the company made another alliance to expand the services offered. This time, the alliance was with Singularity University, from which Ânima originated Singularity Brasil. The company began offering educational programs aimed at executives.