Forbes Global 2000: Brazil’s Largest Companies

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The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual list of the world’s 2000 largest publicly listed corporations. Below is a compilation of the Brazilian companies featured on the list in 2013.

The values on the list were last updated on May 2013. All figures are consolidated and in US dollars.

In total, there were 31 Brazilian companies on the 2013 Forbes Global 2000 list. Collectively, the companies had a combined market value of $649.7 billion, with $2.843 trillion in assets; generating $679.6 billion in revenues and $44.9 billion in profits.


The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual list of the world’s 2000 largest publicly listed corporations. Below is a compilation of the Brazilian companies featured on the list in 2013.

The values on the list were last updated on May 2013. All figures are consolidated and in US dollars.

In total, there were 31 Brazilian companies on the 2013 Forbes Global 2000 list. Collectively, the companies had a combined market value of $649.7 billion, with $2.843 trillion in assets; generating $679.6 billion in revenues and $44.9 billion in profits.

Click on the companies’ names to find out more information on the company, including the type of industry it is in and its listing name in the stock exchange.

Alternatively, you can browse other Forbes Global 2000 companies, by country, at the end of this article.

Global Rank Company Sales 
($billion)
Profits 
($billion)
Assets
($billion)
Market Value
($billion)
20 Petrobras 144.1 11.0 331.6 120.7
42 Itaú Unibanco Holding 70.5 6.2 453.6 82.0
45 Banco Bradesco 78.3 5.6 417.5 72
67 Banco do Brasil 69 6 552.2 37.9
87 Vale 45.7 4.8 130.4 92.7
173 Itaúsa 27.8 2.2 172.4 25.4
597 Cemig 9.5 2.2 19.4 10.7
614 Grupo Pão de Açúcar 24.9 0.5 16.8 14.1
656 JBS 38.9 0.4 24.3 10.4
671 CSN 8.9 2 24.2 7.2
734 BRF-Brasil Foods 13.9 0.4 24.3 10.4
819 Oi 12.3 0.4 14.7 19.2
836 CPFL Energia 7.7 0.6 15.2 10.4
910 Sabesp 5.5 1.0 12.8 10.5
935 Eletrobrás 17.5 -3.5 84.1 5
1075 Cielo 2.6 1.1 4.7 18.9
1156 Braskem 17.3 -0.4 19.6 5
1158 BM&F Bovespa 1 0.5 11.7 13.4
1173 Metalurgica Gerdau 18.5 0.2 25 3.8
1211 Cosan 14.1 0.3 12.2 5.5
1234 CCR 3 0.6 7 17.3
1517 Embraer 6.2 0.3 9.5 6.3
1520 BR Malls 0.6 0.9 8.7 5.8
1542 Natura Cosmeticos 3.1 0.4 2.5 10.5
1574 Banrisul 3.6 0.4 22.3 3.6
1586 Marfrig Group 12.3 -0.1 12 2.5
1627 Usiminas 6.2 -0.3 15.3 5.3
1811 Lojas Americanas 5.5 0.2 5.3 8.9
1908 Porto Seguro 6.1 0.3 8.8 4.4
1914 WEG 3 0.3 4.3 8.1
1989 Klabin 2 0.4 6.9 6.5

All Forbes Global 2000 Companies – By Country

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