List of companies of Brazil

Location of Brazil

Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. As the world's fifth-largest country by both area and population, it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas.^[1][2] Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi).^[3] It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and covers 47.3% of the continent's land area.^[4]

Brazil's economy is the world's ninth-largest by nominal GDP and seventh-largest by GDP (PPP) as of 2015.^[5][6] 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.^[7] Brazil's national development bank plays an important role for the country's economic growth.^[8] 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,^[9] with some analysts identifying it as an emerging global power.^[10] One of the world's major breadbaskets, Brazil has been the largest producer of coffee for the last 150 years.^[11]

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

Largest firms

This list shows firms in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks firms by total revenue for 2016.^[12] Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.

Rank	Image	Name	2016 Revenues (USD $M)	Employees	Notes
58		Petrobras	$97,314	78,470	Large petroleum refining firm in Rio de Janeiro. The company has been on the list for 22 years, peaking at 23 in 2012. A 32% drop in revenues has moved them down in 58th in just a year.
115		Banco do Brasil	$67,071	109,191	One of the largest banks in Latin America, Banco do Brasil is headquartered in Brasília and acts as Brazil's central bank. While the firm has been on the F500 list for 22 years, it has waxed and waned dramatically, almost dropping off the list in 2002 but climbing back to 88 in 2012.
159		Itaú Unibanco	$55,082	90,320	Large financial conglomerate headquartered in São Paulo. The firm debuted on the list in 2014 at 138, but a 28% drop in revenues has moved into 159 this year.
185		JBS S.A.	$48,870	238,020	Massive meat processing concern with facilities around the world. JBS entered the list in 2010 and has rapidly risen to its current position of 185.
209		Banco Bradesco	$43,740	79,782	Large banking and financial services company with operations world-wide. The firm has experienced a significant drop in revenues in recent years, dropping them from 135 to 209 on the list.

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.

     Active firms
     State-owned firms
     Defunct firms

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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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