Business Leaders with Companies Based in Brazil

People are grouped by where their associated companies are headquartered.

RichGeo records 52 people for Brazil by company headquarters. 4 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

52
People recorded
4
Net worth of $1B or more
$83.1B
Combined recorded net worth

States and provinces

São Paulo 28Rio de Janeiro 12Rio Grande do Sul 4Paraná 4Minas Gerais 4Ceará 2Federal District 2Santa Catarina 1Bahia 1Pará 1

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1Carlos SlimRio de Janeiro · Mexican business magnate and investor$48B
  2. 2Joseph SafraSão Paulo · Brazilian banker (1938–2020)$25.2B
  3. 3Beto SicupiraSão Paulo · businessman$8.9B
  4. 4Alexandre Grendene BartelleSobral · Brazilian businessman and billionaire (born 1950)$1B
  5. 5Daniel Efraim DazcalTech founderSão Paulo · former prisoner, now working for TectoyUndisclosed
  6. 6Ernesto IgelPublic company founderSão Paulo · Austrian entrepreneur (1893–1966)Undisclosed
  7. 7João GerdauPublic company founderPorto Alegre · German-born Brazilian businessmanUndisclosed
  8. 8Leon FefferPublic company founderSalvador · Brazilian businessmanUndisclosed
  9. 9Manoel Dias BrancoPublic company founderEusébio · Brazilian businesspersonUndisclosed
  10. 10Maurício Freeman KlabinPublic company founderSão Paulo · Brazilian businessmanUndisclosed
  11. 11Ricardo MansurTech founderSão Paulo · Brazilian businesspersonUndisclosed
  12. 12Valentim DinizPublic company founderSão PauloUndisclosed
  13. 13Tiago YonamineTech founderSão Paulo · Brazilian entrepreneurUndisclosed
  14. 14Thiago Camargo RamosTech founderLimeiraUndisclosed
  15. 15André AntunesTech founderRio de Janeiro · Portuguese guitarist and YouTuberUndisclosed
  16. 16Eduardo RamosTech founderRio de Janeiro · Instituto Infnet’s founderUndisclosed
  17. 17Andre KischinevskyTech founderRio de Janeiro · Instituto Infnet’s founderUndisclosed
  18. 18Leonardo Cury HaddadTech founderSão Paulo · Brazilian software engineer and co-founder of StoquiUndisclosed
  19. 19Wendel FerreiraTech founderSão Paulo · Brazilian tech entrepreneur and co-founder of StoquiUndisclosed
  20. 20José Enrique Vásquez ValenzuelaTech founderSão Paulo · Chilean-Brazilian AI architect, data scientist, founder of Teia Studio, creator of the Generative Cognitive Observability framework, and introducer of GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) in Brazil in 2025.Undisclosed
  21. 21Enzo GiordanoTech founderAraras · Brazilian BusinessmanUndisclosed
  22. 22Silvio SantosPublic company founderBelém · Brazilian media entrepreneur (1930–2024)Undisclosed
  23. 23Santiago SosaTech founderSão Paulo · Argentine entrepreneurUndisclosed
  24. 24Alejandro VázquezTech founderSão Paulo · Argentine entrepreneurUndisclosed
  25. 25Admar BarretoTech founderSão José · Brazilian entrepreneur, founder of AxônioUndisclosed
  26. 26Galba ArueiraTech founderPorto Alegre · Brazilian technology and security entrepreneurUndisclosed
  27. 27Pedro Henrique LahrTech founderCuritiba · Brazilian software developer and researcher, founder of KoneczUndisclosed
  28. 28Victor de PaivaTech founderRio de Janeiro · Brazilian video game producer and narrative designer, co-founder of Garoa StudiosUndisclosed
  29. 29Juscelino KubitschekPublic company founderBelo Horizonte · President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961Undisclosed
  30. 30Getúlio VargasPublic company founderRio de Janeiro · President of Brazil (1930–1945; 1951–1954)Undisclosed
  31. 31A. J. RennerPublic company founderPorto Alegre · Brazilian politicianUndisclosed
  32. 32Antônio Mourão GuimarãesPublic company founderMinas GeraisUndisclosed
  33. 33Mário CovasPublic company founderSão Paulo · Brazilian politician and former governor of the state of São Paulo from 1995 to 2001 (born 1930–2001)Undisclosed
  34. 34Amador AguiarPublic company founder奥萨斯库 · Brazilian banker (1904–1991)Undisclosed
  35. 35Elie HornPublic company founderSão Paulo · Brazilian businessmanUndisclosed
  36. 36David NeelemanPublic company founderBarueri · Brazilian-American aviation entrepreneurUndisclosed
  37. 37Ozires SilvaPublic company founderSão José dos Campos · Brazilian aeronautical engineer, executive and politicianUndisclosed
  38. 38Américo Emílio RomiPublic company founderSanta Bárbara d'OesteUndisclosed
  39. 39Humberto Castelo BrancoPublic company founderRio de Janeiro · Brazilian military leader and politician; former President of Brazil (1900-1967)Undisclosed
  40. 40Eike BatistaPublic company founderRio de Janeiro · Brazilian entrepreneurUndisclosed
  41. 41José AlencarPublic company founderMontes Claros · vice president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 (1931–2011)Undisclosed
  42. 42Juan VillalongaTech founderSão Paulo · Spanish businessmanUndisclosed
  43. 43Albino Souza CruzPublic company founderRio de Janeiro · Brazilian businessmanUndisclosed
  44. 44Aloysio de Andrade FariaPublic company founderBelo Horizonte · Brazilian businessmanUndisclosed
  45. 45Antonio Carbonari NettoPublic company founderValinhos · Brazilian mathematicianUndisclosed
  46. 46José Batista SobrinhoPublic company founderSão PauloUndisclosed
  47. 47Oriovisto GuimarãesTech founderLondrina · Brazilian politicianUndisclosed
  48. 48Sasson DayanPublic company founderSão Paulo · Lebanese-born Brazilian bankerUndisclosed
  49. 49John VI of PortugalPublic company founderPaço de São Cristóvão · King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825Undisclosed
  50. 50Bento Munhoz da Rocha NetoPublic company founderCuritiba · Brazilian politician (1905-1978)Undisclosed
  51. 51Henry FordPublic company founderSão Bernardo do Campo · American business magnate (1863–1947)Undisclosed
  52. 52Antônio Luiz SeabraPublic company founderCajamarUndisclosed

Technology Sectors

Artificial Intelligence 4Internet and Software 16Web 1.0 and the Early Internet 5Web 2.0 and Internet Platforms 10

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

e-commerce6
financial services5
information technology4
technology3
artificial intelligence3
retail3
higher education3
petroleum industry3
department store2
pulp and paper industry2
telecommunications2
financial sector2

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.