Billionaires Born in Brazil

Ranked by recorded net worth, using documented birthplaces.

RichGeo records 29 people for Brazil by birthplace. 7 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

29
People recorded
7
Net worth of $1B or more
$56B
Combined recorded net worth

States and provinces

São Paulo 12Minas Gerais 6Rio de Janeiro 4Rio Grande do Sul 3Santa Catarina 1Ceará 1Paraná 1
Locations without recorded people
BahiaParáFederal District

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1Jorge Paulo LemannRio de Janeiro · Swiss-Brazilian banker and businessman$22.8B
  2. 2Marcel TellesRio de Janeiro · Brazilian entrepreneur$9.9B
  3. 3Eduardo SaverinSão Paulo · Brazilian entrepreneur and investor, co-founder of Facebook$9.7B
  4. 4Beto Sicupirabusinessman$8.9B
  5. 5KranioSão Paulo · Brazilian / Italian polymath artist and entrepreneur$2.3B
  6. 6Livia VoigtFlorianópolis · Brazilian billionaire$1.4B
  7. 7Alexandre Grendene BartelleFarroupilha · Brazilian businessman and billionaire (born 1950)$1B
  8. 8Tiago YonamineTech founderSão Paulo · Brazilian entrepreneurUndisclosed
  9. 9Enzo GiordanoTech founderAraras · Brazilian BusinessmanUndisclosed
  10. 10Silvio SantosPublic company founderRio de Janeiro · Brazilian media entrepreneur (1930–2024)Undisclosed
  11. 11Leopoldo IsolaTech founderRibeirão Preto · Brazilian entrepreneur and AI specialist, CEO and co-founder of EuthopIAUndisclosed
  12. 12Juscelino KubitschekPublic company founderDiamantina · President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961Undisclosed
  13. 13Getúlio VargasPublic company founderSão Borja · President of Brazil (1930–1945; 1951–1954)Undisclosed
  14. 14A. J. RennerPublic company founderFeliz · Brazilian politicianUndisclosed
  15. 15Antônio Mourão GuimarãesPublic company founderBom SucessoUndisclosed
  16. 16Mário CovasPublic company founderSantos · Brazilian politician and former governor of the state of São Paulo from 1995 to 2001 (born 1930–2001)Undisclosed
  17. 17Amador AguiarPublic company founderRibeirão Preto · Brazilian banker (1904–1991)Undisclosed
  18. 18David NeelemanPublic company founderSão Paulo · Brazilian-American aviation entrepreneurUndisclosed
  19. 19Ozires SilvaPublic company founderBauru · Brazilian aeronautical engineer, executive and politicianUndisclosed
  20. 20Humberto Castelo BrancoPublic company founderFortaleza · Brazilian military leader and politician; former President of Brazil (1900-1967)Undisclosed
  21. 21Sylvio de BarrosTech founderSão PauloUndisclosed
  22. 22Eike BatistaPublic company founderGovernador Valadares · Brazilian entrepreneurUndisclosed
  23. 23José AlencarPublic company founderMuriaé · vice president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 (1931–2011)Undisclosed
  24. 24Aloysio de Andrade FariaPublic company founderBelo Horizonte · Brazilian businessmanUndisclosed
  25. 25José Batista SobrinhoPublic company founderCarmo do Rio ClaroUndisclosed
  26. 26Oriovisto GuimarãesTech founderBatatais · Brazilian politicianUndisclosed
  27. 27Roberta LuccaTech founderRio de Janeiro · co-founder of Bossa StudiosUndisclosed
  28. 28Bento Munhoz da Rocha NetoPublic company founderParanaguá · Brazilian politician (1905-1978)Undisclosed
  29. 29Antônio Luiz SeabraPublic company founderSão PauloUndisclosed

Technology Sectors

Artificial Intelligence 2Internet and Software 6Web 1.0 and the Early Internet 1Web 2.0 and Internet Platforms 5

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

information technology4
financial services3
petroleum industry2
technology1
artificial intelligence1
retail1
fashion1
cosmetics industry1
computer hardware industry1
aircraft construction1
gas industry1
department store1

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1Coteminas1
  2. 2Empresa Metropolitana de Águas e Energia1
  3. 3Grendene1
  4. 4Suzano Papel e Celulose1
  5. 5M. Dias Branco1
  6. 6Embraer1
  7. 7Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais1
  8. 8Companhia Paranaense de Energia1
  9. 9Klabin1
  10. 10Gerdau1
  11. 11GPA1
  12. 12Ultrapar1
  13. 13Positivo Tecnologia1
  14. 14Banco BMG1
  15. 15Daycoval1
  16. 16JBS S.A.1
  17. 17Petrobras1
  18. 18AmBev1
  19. 19Tectoy1
  20. 20Cyrela Brazil Realty1
  21. 21Lojas Renner1
  22. 22Dommo Energia1
  23. 23Natura Cosméticos S.A.1
  24. 24MMX Mineração1
  25. 25OSX1
  26. 26ROMI S.A.1
  27. 27BAT Brasil1
  28. 28Embratel1
  29. 29Anhanguera Educacional1
  30. 30IRB(Re)1

Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.