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Excellent companies to invest in
Here's an overview of the top 5 Brazilian Funds to invest in. All companies are leaders in their market, who have shown solid results in the past and a great perspective for the (near) future.Click on the logo's to get the actual stock prices.
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras (Petrobras) is a Brazil-based holding company is engaged in the exploration, exploitation and production of oil from reservoir wells, shale and other rocks, and in the refining, processing, trade and transport of oil and oil products, natural gas and other fluid hydrocarbons, in addition to other energy related activities. Petrobras has 109 production platforms and 15 refineries. It operates 31,089 kilometers of pipelines. The Company has various subsidiaries: Petrobras Distribuidora SA - BR, which is involved in the distribution and commercialization of oil products and natural gas, and Petrobras Netherlands BV - PNBV, which is active in the purchase, sale and rent of equipment and platforms for the production of oil and gas. Petrobras operates in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Portugal, the United States, Peru and Turkey, among others.
petrobras website
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) is a metals and mining company. The Company is also a producer of iron ore and iron ore pellets. It also produces bauxite, alumina, aluminum, copper, coal, cobalt, precious metals, potash and other products. Vale operates logistics systems in Brazil, including railroads, maritime terminals and a port, which are integrated with its mining operations. Directly and through affiliates and joint ventures, the Company has investments in the energy and steel businesses. The Company’s principal nickel mines and processing operations are carried out by its subsidiary Vale Inco Limited (Vale Inco), with mining operations in Canada and Indonesia. Vale operates or have interests in nickel refining facilities in the United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and China. In April 2007, Vale acquired 100% of AMCI Holdings Australia Pty and formally renamed it Vale Australia Holdings (Vale Australia).
Vale do Rio Doce website
Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. (Itau Holding) is a private bank in Brazil. The Company has four principal operations: banking (including retail banking through its wholly owned subsidiary, Banco Itau S.A. (Itau), corporate banking through its wholly owned subsidiary, Banco Itau BBA S.A. (Itau BBA) and consumer credit to non-account hold customers through Itaucred), credit cards, asset management and insurance, private retirement plans and capitalization plans, a type of savings plan. Itau Holding provides a variety of credit and non-credit products and services directed towards individuals, small and middle market companies and large corporations. Under new agreements with Citigroup, which were entered into on January 31, 2005, the management and results of operations of Credicard, during the year ended December 31, 2005, were shared between the Company and Citibank. On April 30, 2006, Credicard was split and credit card accounts were divided between Citigroup and Itau Holding.
Itau website
Banco Bradesco SA (Bradesco) is a Brazil-based holding company involved in the banking sector. It is engaged in two main areas: banking and insurance. In the banking area, the Bank provides such services as payment collection and processing, credit and debit cards, deposits, loans and consortiums. In the insurance area, Bradesco’s products and services include property, accident, life and health insurance, as well as pension plans. It also offers asset management and brokerage services. The Bank’s subsidiaries include Banco Alvorada SA, Banco BMC SA, Banco Bradesco BBI SA, Banco Finasa SA, Bradesco leasing SA Arrendamento Mercantil and Bradesco SA Corretora de Titulos e Valores Mobiliarios. Bradesco operates both on the domestic and international markets. In March 2008, the Company acquired Agora Corretora de Titulos e Valores Mobiliarios S.A., from Agora Holdings S.A.
Bradesco website
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas - AmBev (AmBev) is a Brazil-based company. AmBev and its subsidiaries produce, sell and distribute beer, draft beer, malt, soft drinks and other non-alcoholic beverages, such as isotonic sport drinks, iced tea and water, in Brazil and elsewhere in the Americas. It operates through three business segments: Brazil, Hispanic Latin America (HILA) and North America. In the Brazil segment, which includes three divisions: beer sales (Beer Brazil); carbonated soft drinks and non-alcoholic non-carbonated sales (CSD & NANC), and sales of malt and by-products to third parties (Other Products). HILA segment, which includes: Quinsa’s operations (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile) and its operations in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru and Venezuela (together HILA-ex). In the North America segment, it is active in the sale and export of beer in the United States and Canada, through Labatt Brewing Company Limited.
Ambev website
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