football carnivals and a booming market for commerce and culture makes brazil one of the
most lavish countries in the world where people can earn up to 30 billion dollars obviously we
can all relate to what a multi-millionaire's lifestyle in brazil is like but what about the
country's billionaires if you're a fan of two army hammers and soft piano music then this name may
sound familiar to you right out of the film the social network the richest brazilian is eduardo
saverin the co-founder of meta inc formerly known as facebook for a long time jorge paolo lehmann
held the title of brazil's richest until savren's latest payoff shot him into first at present
saver has worked just over 17 billion dollars the majority of savron's wealth still comes from the
small stake in facebook that he owns but he has since become a venture capitalist after giving up
his us citizenship just before facebook's ipo he has opened a venture capital fund that currently
manages 1.4 billion dollars in assets the second wealthiest human being in the beautiful country
of brazil is the previously mentioned jorge paolo lehmann an 83 year old brazilian citizen who is
currently worth 16.2 billion dollars lehman began as a smaller investment banker earning his money
little by little until he struck gold when he gained a controlling stake in anhauser bush in bev
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in 2013 lehman's private equity firm 3g capital and warren buffett's berkshire hathaway bought
hj heinz and company in 2016 the company completed their 100 billion dollar acquisition of sam
miller obtaining several other well-known beer brands this venture was so profitable that it
led to lehman's net worth being the highest it had ever been and has ever been to this day in
2017 jorge paolo lehmann was worth just under 30 billion dollars his two fellow shareholders
of anheuser-busch just so happened to both crack the top five of brazil's richest as well
marcel hermann tells is the third most wealthy with a net worth of 11.5 billion dollars
the fifth richest in the country is carlos alberta sikupira who is worth 8.7 billion dollars together
the three also hold stakes in restaurant brands international parent of burger king and canadian
coffee chain tim hortons i guess people can't just crack a budweiser at any time of day
the fourth richest brazilian is jorge mulfillo a physician who founded the hospital and laboratory
company red d'or in 1977. he currently sits as the board of the company's president
following hundreds of million dollars in sales as well as stock purchases and buyouts
filo is currently worth just under 10 and a half billion dollars some of these brazilian
billionaires like lehman and severan have since taken up residence in other countries but jorge
multilo still resides in beautiful rio de janeiro brazil is known for many lavish activities that
give the country's billionaires plenty of things to do when they're not busy raking in the dough
the country is home to several of the greatest classic car dealers in the world the country's
automobile industry began in the 1940s attracting even more immigrants to the already diverse
melting pot today a car in brazil will sell for two and a half times what it would sell in the
united states this gives classic car dealers extreme wealth for sales of fiats and porsches
brazil is also a global leader when it comes to fashion the streets of sao paulo are aligned with
designers known the world over with some of the most expensive clothes on display most people try
to stand at just the right angle while window shopping so their head is placed perfectly and
they can imagine what they look like while the richest in the country can actually afford that
one thousand dollar ausplin dress that being said the street of palista avenue is lined with some of
the most luxury brands like iguatemi and daslu so that just a stroll up the street makes you feel a
little wealthier brazil is also home to some of the most plentiful mineral mines in the world
people may as well be tossing precious gemstones over their shoulder into a fountain to make a wish
that being said while they are plentiful they certainly have garnered a global reputation
that makes brazilian jewelry an extreme luxury item h stern is a brazilian jewelry brand that
is known worldwide for its fine craftsmanship and elegant design often pieces of jewelry well
exceed one thousand dollars and if you're in the market for a gold necklace the great
folks over at h stern can sell you one for the low low price of sixty two thousand dollars
its jewelry and cars are fantastic but nothing quite beats the industry that put brazil on the
map in the first place the richest people from around the world will travel to brazil just for a
great meal and a cup of coffee the streets of sao paulo are lined with more than 12 000 restaurants
some offering affordable prices while others like dom provide a luxury dining experience
nothing beats the coffee if my generation would stop injecting coffee as their lifeblood and
sit back and enjoy it they may find a trip to brazil worthwhile gourmet cafes such as
christophs and santagrao have been capitalizing on the nation's chief export of over 100 years
i am not a big coffee drinker but if i ever gained the wealth of the world's richest i would take a
trip to brazil for their other main export chocolate a rising luxury brand in the heart
of sao paulo is known as chocolate du jour that's french forget in my belly the gourmet chocolate
produced by this company has captured headlines the world over and is a great representation of
the lengths brazilian business owners will go to be a destination for the country's richest
as far as the beautiful country of brazil goes its wealth is centralized in two locations the first
is the country's business capital of sao paulo the capital city of the brazilian state with the
same name is the most industrious city in latin america in the latter 19th century the city grew
to be the largest city in the southern hemisphere and thanks to brazil's chief export of coffee
the city became an economic powerhouse since its expansion millions have migrated from all across
south america as well as europe growing the city in size and furthering its metropolitan evolution
for the richest among the citizenry sao paulo is first and foremost a working city with the
luxury lifestyle taking a back seat to other major brazilian locations its multiple skyscrapers were
all built within the last 100 years or so with little to no buildings dating back to colonial
eras as stated sao paulo is primarily a nation of immigrants both from europe and
internal brazil as well as settlers from japan and the middle east who came in the early 1900s
today sao paulo has the largest concentration of the japanese community outside of japan this
mixture of culture and education levels contributed to the industrialization of
the city that allowed it to grow to a place where some of the world's billionaires make their money
expanding their business out from coffee sao paulo is a global leader in technology
commerce global trade banking and finance sao paulo at one point was akin to chicago
but eventually outgrew that comparison when it became the engine for brazilian commerce
it also grew into a cultural leader throughout the 19th century developing a robust education
system and focus on the arts needless to say sao paulo is one of south america's mega metropolises
and in 2014 was home to 26 of the world's billionaires so if sao paulo is all work then
the brazilian billionaires must have a place that is all play that would be none other than
the oceanside capital city of rio de janeiro known for its extravagant festivals as well
as its beach lifestyle the city is the ultimate leisurely place for the richest in the country
many billionaires of brazil choose to work in sao paulo while they live in rio the city
is most known as the cultural hub of the country with its long-kept history and fine arts exhibits
the city itself is extremely diverse in design one portion is a tourist attraction while another
is a metropolitan area that is definitely no sao paulo but can certainly hold its own
though it is known as the leisurely town it's actually second in its industrial capabilities
with a large market for investment banking and finance as well as several export import companies
headquartered there today it is not only a desired destination by the wealthiest within the country
but also those outside of it it has been host to such events as the pan american sport games
the world cup and the 2016 olympic games proving its worth as a world travel destination i can only
imagine what the life of a brazilian billionaire is like don't worry though inventing facebook
is probably really easy so i'm sure i'll be eating brazilian cuisine dipped in hundred
dollar chocolate on my yacht off the coast of rio in no time that or i could sell 18
billion dollars worth of coffee per year like the most profitable coffee company in brazil