List of companies of Brazil

Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. Brazil's economy is the world's ninth-largest by nominal GDP and seventh-largest by GDP (PPP) as of 2015.[1][2] A member of the BRICS group, Brazil until 2010 had one of the world's fastest growing major economies, with its economic reforms giving the country new international recognition and influence.[3] Brazil's national development bank plays an important role for the country's economic growth.[4] Brazil is a founding member of the United Nations, the G20, BRICS, Unasul, Mercosul, Organization of American States, Organization of Ibero-American States, CPLP, and the Latin Union. Brazil is a regional power in Latin America and a middle power in international affairs,[5] with some analysts identifying it as an emerging global power.[6] One of the world's major breadbaskets, Brazil has been the largest producer of coffee for the last 150 years.[7]

Location of Brazil

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Brazil".

Largest firms

See also: List of largest Brazilian companies

This list shows firms in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks firms by total revenues reported before March 31, 2017.[8] Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.

Rank	Image	Name	2016 Revenues (USD $M)	Employees	Notes
75		Petrobras	$81,405	68,829	Large petroleum refining firm in Rio de Janeiro. The company has been on the list for 22 years, peaking at 23 in 2012. A 16% drop in revenues has moved them down to 75th.
113		Banco Itaú Unibanco	$66,876	94,779	Large financial conglomerate headquartered in São Paulo. The firm debuted on the list in 2014 at 138 and has risen on the list despite a 21% drop in revenues.
151		Banco do Brasil	$58,093	100,622	One of the largest banks in Latin America, Banco do Brasil is headquartered in Brasília. While the firm has been on the F500 list for 23 years, it moved dramatically, almost dropping off the list in 2002 but climbing back to 88 in 2012.
154		Banco Bradesco	$57,443	94,541	Large banking and financial services company with operations worldwide. The firm has experienced a significant drop in revenues in recent years, but rose 31% in 2017 to move back to 154 on the list.
191		JBS S.A.	$48,825	237,061	Massive meat processing concern with facilities around the world. JBS entered the list in 2010 and has rapidly risen to its current position of 191.

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
     Active      State-owned      Defunct

Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes
AES Eletropaulo	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Barueri	1899	Electrical utility, (B3: ELPL3, ELPL5, ELPL6)
Agrale	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Caxias do Sul	1962	Automakers and parts
AmBev	Consumer goods	Brewers	São Paulo	1999	Brewery, (B3: AMBV3, AMBV4)
América Latina Logística	Industrials	Railroads	Curitiba	1997	Transportation, (B3: ALL11, ALL3, ALL4)
Andrade Gutierrez	Industrials	Heavy construction	Belo Horizonte	1948	Construction and building materials, (B3: ANDG3B, ANDG4B)
Aperam South America	Basic materials	Iron & steel	Belo Horizonte	1944	Steel
Aracruz Celulose	Basic materials	Paper	Aracruz	1972	Paper, merged into Fibria in 2009
AstralSat	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	São Paulo	2005	Satellite television
Avianca Brazil	Consumer services	Airlines	São Paulo	1998	Airlines
Avibras	Industrials	Defense	São José dos Campos	1961	Defense
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Consumer services	Airlines	Barueri	2008	Low cost carrier
B2W	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Rio de Janeiro	2006	Retail, (B3: BTOW3)
Banco Bradesco	Financials	Banks	Osasco	1943	Private bank, (B3: BBDC3, BBDC4)
Banco do Brasil	Financials	Banks	Rio de Janeiro	1808	State controlled bank, (B3: BBAS11, BBAS12, BBAS3)
Banco Nossa Caixa	Financials	Banks	São Paulo	1916	Bank, defunct 2008
Banco Safra	Financials	Banks	São Paulo	1955	Local bank
Banestes	Financials	Banks	Vitória	1937	State bank, (B3: BEES3, BEES11)
Banrisul	Financials	Banks	Porto Alegre	1928	Bank, (B3: BRSR3, BRSR5, BRSR6)
BM&F Bovespa	Financials	Investment services	São Paulo	1890	Exchange, (B3: BVMF3)
Bob's	Consumer services	Restaurants & bars	Rio de Janeiro	1952	Restaurants
Bradespar	Financials	Banks	São Paulo	2000	Investment holding, (B3: BRAP3, BRAP4)
Brasil Kirin	Consumer goods	Brewers	Itu	1939	Brewery
Brasil Telecom	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Brasília	1998	Telecommunications, defunct 2009
Braskem	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	São Paulo	2002	Petrochemicals, (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5)
BRF S.A.	Consumer goods	Food products	São Paulo	2009	Beverage and food
Busscar	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Joinville	1946	Buses, defunct 2012
Caixa Econômica Federal	Financials	Banks	Rio de Janeiro	1861	State bank
Camargo Corrêa	Conglomerates	-	São Paulo	1939	Construction, real estate, oil & gas, (B3: CCIM3)
Casas Bahia	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	São Caetano do Sul	1952	Furniture, home retail
CCR S.A.	Industrials	Transportation services	São Paulo	1945	Transportation, (B3: CCRO3)
Celesc	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Florianópolis	1955	Electrical utility, (B3: CLSC3, CLSC5, CLSC6)
CEMIG	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Belo Horizonte	1952	Electrical utility, (B3: CMIG3, CMIG4)
Hering	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Blumenau	1880	Department stores, (B3: HGTX3)
Cielo	Financials	Investment services	Barueri	1997	Financial transactions
Comgás	Utilities	Gas distribution	São Paulo	1872	Gas utility, (B3: CGAS3, CGAS5)
CESP	Utilities	Conventional electricity	São Paulo	1966	Electrical utility, (B3: CESP3, CESP5, CESP6)
CPFL	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Campinas	1912	Electrical utility, (B3: CPFE3)
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional	Basic materials	Iron & steel	São Paulo	1941	Steel, (B3: CSNA3)
Copacol	Consumer goods	Food products	Cafelândia	1963	Food
Copel	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Curitiba	1954	Electrical utility, (B3: CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6)
Cosan	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	São Paulo	1936	Petrochemicals, (B3: CSAN3)
CTEEP	Utilities	Conventional electricity	São Paulo	1999	Electrical utility, (B3: TRPL3, TRPL4)
Cyrela Brazil Realty	Industrials	Construction & materials	São Paulo	1962	Construction and building materials, (B3: CYRE3)
Del Vecchio	Consumer goods	Recreational products	São Paulo	1902	Guitars
Diagnosticos da America	Health care	Health care providers	Barueri	2003	Clinical laboratory
Diler & Associados	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainments	Rio de Janeiro	1988	Film production
Duratex	Basic materials	Paper	São Paulo	1961	Wood and paper, (B3: DURA3, DURA4)
EBX Group	Conglomerates	-	Rio de Janeiro	1984	Energy, mining, transportation
Eletrobras Furnas	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Rio de Janeiro	1957	Electrical utility
Eletrobrás	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Rio de Janeiro	1962	Electrical utility, (B3: ELET3, ELET5, ELET6)
Embraco	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Joinville	1971	Industrial equipment and machinery
Embraer	Industrials	Aerospace	São Paulo	1969	Aerospace and defense, (B3: EMBR3)
Embratel	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Rio de Janeiro	1965	(B3: EBTP3, EBTP4)
Embrapa	Consumer goods	Farming & fishing	Brasília	1972	Agricultural research
Estrela	Consumer goods	Toys	São Paulo	1937	Toys, (B3: ESTR3, ESTR4)
Fabral	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Palmas	2002	Automakers and parts
Fibria	Basic materials	Paper	São Paulo	2009	Pulp and Paper and lumber
Gafisa	Consumer goods	Home construction	São Paulo	1954	Construction, (B3: GFSA3)
Garoto	Consumer goods	Food products	Vila Velha	1929	Chocolate
Gerdau	Basic materials	Iron & steel	Porto Alegre	1901	Steel, (B3: GGBR3, GGBR4)
Global Táxi Aéreo	Consumer services	Airlines	São Paulo	1994	Charter Airlines
Gol Transportes Aéreos	Consumer services	Airlines	São Paulo	2000	Airline, (B3: GOLL3, GOLL4)
GPA	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	São Paulo	1948	Markets, (B3: PCAR3, PCAR4)
Grupo Abril	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	São Paulo	1950	Publisher, television
Grupo Folha	Consumer services	Publishing	São Paulo	1921	Publisher
Grupo Positivo	Conglomerates	-	Curitiba	1972	Publishing, technology, education, (B3: POSI3)
Habib's	Consumer goods	Restaurants & bars	São Paulo	1988	Restaurants
Hidden Pousadas Brazil	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Rio de Janeiro	2008	Brazilian tourism
Hypermarcas	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	São Paulo	2001	Pharma
IGB Eletrônica	Technology	Computer hardware	Manaus	1964	Computers and electronics, (B3: IGBR3)
Infraero	Industrials	Heavy construction	Brasília	1973	Transportation infrastructure
Iochpe-Maxion	Consumer goods	Automobiles	São Paulo	1918	Automakers and parts, (B3: MYPK4, MYPK3)
Ipiranga	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Porto Alegre	1937	Energy and petrochemicals
Banco Itaú Unibanco	Financials	Banks	São Paulo	2008	Bank, (B3: ITAUB3, ITAUB4)
Itaúsa	Conglomerates	-	São Paulo	1966	Finance, health care, chemicals, (B3: ITSA3, ITSA4)
Itautec	Technology	Computer hardware	São Paulo	1979	Computer Systems
JBS S.A.	Consumer goods	Food products	São Paulo	1953	Meat processing, (B3: JBSS3)
Klabin	Basic materials	Paper	São Paulo	1899	Paper, (B3: KLBN3, KLBN4)
LATAM Brasil	Consumer services	Airlines	São Paulo	1976	Airline, (B3: TAMM3, TAMM4)
Light	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Rio de Janeiro	1904	Electrical utility, (B3: PCAR3, PCAR4)
Lojas Americanas	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Rio de Janeiro	1929	Retail, (B3: LAME3, LAME4)
Lojas Renner	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Porto Alegre	1912	Department Store, (B3: LREN3)
Lojas Riachuelo	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Natal	1947	Department stores
Máquina de Vendas	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	São Paulo	2010	Retail
Marcopolo	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Caxias do Sul	1949	Bus and coach, (B3: POMO3, POMO4)
Marfrig	Consumer goods	Food products	São Paulo	2000	Food processing (MRFG3)
Módulo	Technology	Software	Rio de Janeiro	1985	Technology
MRS Logística	Industrials	Delivery services	Rio de Janeiro	1997	Logistics
MRV Engenharia	Industrials	Heavy construction	Belo Horizonte	1979	Construction, (B3: MRVE3)
Natura	Consumer goods	Personal goods	Cajamar	1969	Cosmetics, (B3: NATU3)
Net	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	São Paulo	1991	Broadband, (B3: NETC3, NETC4)
O Boticário	Consumer goods	Personal products	São José dos Pinhais	1977	Personal care
Oi	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Rio de Janeiro	1998	Telecom
Pantanal Linhas Aéreas	Consumer services	Airlines	São Paulo	1990	Airline, defunct 2013
Petrobras	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Rio de Janeiro	1953	Petrochemicals, (B3: PETR3, PETR4)
RecordTV	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	São Paulo	1953	Television, part of Grupo Record
Organizações Globo	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Rio de Janeiro	1965	Television
Rede S.A.	Financials	Investment services	Barueri	1996	Financial services, (B3: RDCD3)
RedeTV!	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Osasco	1999	Television
Rico Linhas Aéreas	Consumer services	Airlines	Manaus	1996	Airline, defunct 2010
Rio de Janeiro Metro	Consumer services	Airlines	Rio de Janeiro	1979	(B3: OPRT3)
Rossi Residencial	Consumer goods	Home construction	São Paulo	1992	Construction, (B3: RSID3)
Sabesp	Utilities	Water	São Paulo	1973	Water utility, (B3: SBSP3)
Serviço Federal de Processamento de Dados	Technology	Software	Brasília	1964	IT services
SBT	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	São Paulo	1981	Television
Suzano Papel e Celulose	Basic materials	Paper	Salvador	1924	Pulp and paper and lumber
Taurus	Industrials	Defense	Porto Alegre	1939	Firearms, (B3: FJTA3, FJTA4)
Tectoy	Consumer goods	Toys	São Paulo	1987	Toys
Telefônica Vivo	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	São Paulo	1998	(B3: TLLP3, TLLP4)
Telequartz	Basic materials	General mining	Rio de Janeiro	1926	Mining
Total Linhas Aéreas	Consumer services	Airlines	Belo Horizonte	1988	Airline
TRIP Linhas Aéreas	Consumer services	Airlines	São Paulo	1998	Airline, defunct 2014
Troller Veículos Especiais	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Horizonte	1995	Automakers and parts
TV Cultura	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	São Paulo	1960	Television
Ultrapar	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	São Paulo	1937	Petrochemicals, (B3: UGPA3, UGPA4)
Universo Online	Technology	Internet	São Paulo	1996	Internet service provider, (B3: UOLL3, UOLL4)
Usiminas	Basic materials	Iron & steel	Belo Horizonte	1956	Steel, (B3: USIM3, USIM5, USIM6)
Vale	Basic materials	General mining	Rio de Janeiro	1942	Mining, (B3: VALE3, VALE5)
Varig	Consumer services	Airlines	Porto Alegre	1927	Airline, defunct 2006
Vivo	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	São Paulo	1993	(B3: VIVO3, VIVO4)
Votorantim	Conglomerates	-	São Paulo	1918	Financials, energy, paper, (B3: VCPA3, VCPA4)
WebJet Linhas Aéreas	Consumer services	Airlines	Rio de Janeiro	2005	Airline, defunct 2012
WEG Industries	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Jaraguá do Sul	1961	Industrial equipment and machinery, (B3: WEGE3)

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  Central Bank of Brazil, in Brasília
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  P-51, an oil platform of Petrobras.
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  A KC-390 military transport aircraft, developed by Brazilian company Embraer.

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