Banco Nacional
| Industry | Finance and Insurance |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1944 |
| Defunct | 1995 |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Products | Banking |
| Parent | Unibanco |
Banco Nacional was a bank from Brazil. It was taken over by Unibanco in 1995.
The Nacional brand is better known as main sponsor of Ayrton Senna during most of his racing career in Formula One (1984-1994).
The TV Globo's popular news program "Jornal Nacional" was originally named after the name of the bank with respect to the main sponsor.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Falido há 16 anos, Banco Nacional ainda tem marca forte" (in Portuguese). EXAME.com. 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2012-01-18.
- ↑ "Telejornais que fizeram história: Jornal nacional mesmo" (in Portuguese). Sampa Online. 2001-09-28. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-11-07.