In 2023, 51 Brazilians accumulated a net worth of more than US$ 1 billion; first place in Brazil was won by a philanthropist
the american magazine Forbes released on Tuesday, 4, its annual list of billionaires. 51 Brazilians entered the ranking, eleven fewer than in the 2022 edition. To calculate net worth, the team used stock prices and exchange rates on March 10, 2023. The combined fortune of Brazilian billionaires reached US$ 160.4 billion (approximately BRL 814.8 billion). In first place among Brazilians, and in 100th place overall, is philanthropist Vicky Safra, widow of the bank’s founder. harvest in Brazil. With the new methodology, Safra’s equity was added to that of the rest of the family, which resulted in a fortune of US$ 16.7 billion (R$ 84.8 billion). She is also the only woman among the top 20 Brazilians on the list. In second and third place, appear the entrepreneurs and majority partners of the Americans, Jorge Paulo Lemann and Marcel Herrmann Telles. Lemann has assets of US$ 15.8 billion (R$ 80.3 billion), while Telles accumulates US$ 10.6 billion (R$ 53.8 billion). One of the creators of Facebook, Eduardo Saverin appears in fourth, with a fortune of US$ 10.2 billion (R$ 51.82 billion). In fifth place, appears businessman Carlos Alberto Sicupira and family with assets of US$ 8.6 billion (R$ 43.69 billion). In sixth and seventh place were classified Alexandre Behring and André Esteves, who accumulated US$ 5.2 billion (R$ 26.42 billion) and US$ 4.7 billion (R$ 23.88 billion), respectively. In eighth place, there was a tie between the brothers João Moreira Salles and Walther Moreira Salles Junior with US$ 4.1 billion (R$ 20.83 billion) each. In ninth place, there was also a tie between brothers from the Moreira Salles family. Fernando Roberto Moreira Salles Junior and Pedro Moreira Salles share the position with doctor Jorge Moll Filho, with US$ 3.9 billion (R$ 19.81 billion) each. The businessman Maurizio Billi closes the 10th position, with a net worth of US$ 3.5 billion (R$ 17.78 billion). The list also includes three newcomers: Itamar Locks, Blairo Maggi and Hugo Ribeiro, shareholders of the multinational Amaggi. Check out the list of the top 10 Brazilian billionaires:
1) Vicky Safra and family
Net worth: US$ 16.6 billion (R$ 84.3 billion)
2) Jorge Paulo Lemann and family
Shareholders’ equity: US$ 15.8 billion (R$ 80.26 billion)
3) Marcel Herrmann Telles
Net worth: US$ 10.6 billion (R$ 53.85 billion)
4) Eduardo Saverin
Shareholders’ equity: US$ 10.2 billion (R$ 51.82 billion)
5) Carlos Alberto Sicupira and family
Net worth: US$ 8.6 billion (R$ 43.69 billion)
6) Alexandre Behring
Net worth: US$ 5.2 billion (R$ 26.42 billion)
7) André Esteves
Net worth: US$ 4.7 billion (R$ 23.88 billion)
8) Tie: João Moreira Salles and Walther Moreira Salles Junior
Equity: US$ 4.1 billion (R$ 20.83 billion)/each
9) Tie: Jorge Moll Filho, Fernando Roberto Moreira Salles Junior and Pedro Moreira Salles
Equity: US$ 3.9 billion (R$ 19.81 billion)/each
10) Maurizio Billi
Net worth: US$ 3.5 billion (R$ 17.78 billion)