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See 10 Brazilians who created their own fortunes, according to Forbes

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Forbes magazine’s list of self-made billionaires has ten Brazilian entrepreneurs. In the ranking of self-made billionaires are names such as Jorge Paulo Lemann, founder of the 3G Capital investment fund and the richest man in Brazil, Eduardo Saverin, one of the founders of the social network Facebook, and Luciano Hang, owner of the retail chain Havan and one of the supporters of Jair Bolsonaro (PL), president candidate for reelection.

The term self made is used to define entrepreneurs who built their fortunes from their own work, and not from external conditions, such as inheritances.

According to the publication, the list of Brazilian billionaires follows the criteria of the North American Forbes, which has equity participation in companies listed on Stock Exchanges as the main source of information. May 31, 2022 was defined as the reference to determine equity.

Together, the ten Brazilian billionaires have an estimated net worth of more than R$322 billion.

Jorge Paulo Lemann

  • Fortune: BRL 72 billion
  • Position in the overall ranking: 1st
  • Age: 82 years
  • Birth: Rio de Janeiro – RJ)
  • Origin of equity: AB Inbev/3G Capital

Jorge Paulo Lemann is one of the founders of the investment fund 3G Capital and the majority shareholder of the beverage multinational Anheuser-Busch InBev, the result of the merger of Brazilian Ambev with Belgian Interbrew. The businessman also owns stakes in the holding company Restaurant Brands International, which owns Burger King and food company Kraft Heinz.

Eduardo Luiz Saverin

  • Fortune: BRL 52.8 billion
  • Position in the ranking generates1: 2nd
  • Age: 40 years
  • Birth: Sao Paulo-SP)
  • Origin of equity: Facebook

Born in São Paulo, Eduardo Saverin founded Facebook in 2004 alongside Mark Zuckerberg and three other colleagues, while studying at Harvard University in the United States. In 2016 he launched the investment fund B Capital alongside Raj Ganguly.

Marcel Herrmann Telles

Fortune: BRL 48 billion
Position in the overall ranking: 3rd
Age: 72 years
Birth: Rio de Janeiro
Origin of equity: AB Inbev/3G Capital

Lemann’s partner at 3G Capital and other ventures, Telles is also a major shareholder in ClearSale, through Innova Capital, which IPO on B3 in July.

Carlos Alberto da Veiga Sicupira

Fortune: BRL 39.85 billion
Position in the overall ranking: 4th
Age: 74 years
Birth: Rio de Janeiro – RJ)
Origin of equity: 3G Capital

Also a partner at 3G Capital, Sicupira sits on the board of directors of Lojas Americanas, alongside Paulo Alberto Lemann. Graduated in Business Administration from UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Sicupira built up a good part of his assets as a partner at AB InBev, the largest brewery in the world.

Luciano Hang

Fortune: BRL 24.5 billion
Age: 59 years
Position in the overall ranking: 8th
Birth: Brusque (SC)
Origin of equity: Havana

The sole owner of the department store chain, which has over 100 physical stores across the country and over 15,000 employees, Luciano Hang created the retailer Havan in 1986, at the age of 24. The department network was founded with former partner Vanderlei de Limas — who later sold part of it to Hang.

Alexandre Behring daCosta

Fortune: BRL 24 billion
Position in the overall ranking: 9th
Age: 55 years
Birth: Rio de Janeiro – RJ)
Origin of equity: 3G Capital

Co-founder of the famous 3G Capital, Behring sits on the boards of directors of Kraft Heinz and Restaurant Brands International. Graduated in electronic engineering, the entrepreneur is known in the private equity market. His path crossed that of the 3G partners during an MBA at Harvard in 1995.

Miguel Gellert Krigsner

Fortune: BRL 16.8 billion
Position in the overall ranking: 16th
Age: 72 years
Birth: La Paz (Bolivia)/naturalized Brazilian
Origin of equity: The boticario

Born in Bolivia and naturalized Brazilian, Miguel Krigsner is the founder of the O Boticário chain, the second biggest name in the cosmetics sector in Brazil. The businessman also has a stake in the Scalina group, manufacturer of the Trifil and Scala brands.

Walter Faria

Fortune: BRL 16.7 billion
Position in the overall ranking: 17th
Age: 67 years
Birth: Pedranópolis (SP)
Origin of equity: Petropolis Group

Born in Pedranópolis, in the interior of São Paulo, Walter Faria acquired the small brewery Petrópolis in 1998. In 15 years, he managed to transform Petrópolis, owner of brands such as Itaipava and Crystal, into one of the largest beer and beverage companies in Brazil.

Jorge Neval Moll Filho

Fortune: BRL 13.6 billion
Position in the overall ranking: 22nd
Age: 77 years
Birth: Rio de Janeiro – RJ)
Origin of equity: D’Or Network

Cardiologist Jorge Neval Moll founded Rede D’Or in 1977. Currently, the hospital group is considered the largest in Brazil. The group entered the Stock Exchange in 2020, moving BRL 11.3 billion. After the IPO, the doctor remains the company’s main shareholder.

Alcaeus Elias Feldmann

Fortune: BRL 13 billion
Position in the overall ranking: 23rd
Age: 72 years
Birth: Santa Catarina
Origin of equity: Fertipate

Businessman Alceu Elias Feldmann is the founder of Grupo Fertipar, a fertilizer company. Graduated in agronomy from the Federal University of Paraná, Feldmann began his career as a salesman in a company in the field. In 1980, he rented a warehouse and founded his company, which today is considered one of the leading companies in the field in the country.

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