1 | Banco Bradesco | HQ: Sao PauloBanco Bradesco S.A. is one of the largest private banks in Brazil (non controlled by government) in terms of total assets. The Bank provides a wide range of banking and financial products and services in Brazil and abroad to individuals, small to mid-sized companies and major local and international corporations and institutions. Total assets: US$ 428.8 billion (2011). Net income: US$ 6.3 Billion (2010). |
2 | Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) | HQ: BrasíliaThe Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) is the central bank of Brazil. The missions of the Central Bank of Brazil are: issuance and management of banknotes, implementation of monetary policy, providing settlement services and ensuring the stability of the financial system, international activities, compilation of data, economic analyses and research activities. |
3 | Banco do Brazil | HQ: BrasíliaBanco do Brasil S.A. (Bank of Brazil) is the third largest bank in Brazil by market capitalization and one of the oldest financial institutions in the world. Besides commercial and government services, the bank offers a large variety of services to the consumer including bill payment services, ATM loans, and a single package that contains the account numbers for checking, multiple savings accounts, and investment account. Total assets: $535 billion (as of December 31, 2010). Net profit: US$ 7.3 billion (2010). |
4 | Banco do Nordeste do Brasil | HQ: FortalezaBanco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A. is a multiple financial institution created in 1952 and organized as a private and public joint stock company, being more than 90% of its capital controlled by the Federal Government. |
5 | Banco Santander Brasil | HQ: São PauloBanco Santander (Brasil) S.A. is the fifth largest commercial bank in Brazil by assets and the largest division of the Santander Group (Spain) in Latin America. As on December 2011, the Bank had a network of 3,696 branches and 18,312 ATMs. Total assets: US$ 214.2 billion (as of December 31, 2011). Net income: US$ 4.1 billion (2011). |
6 | HSBC Bank Brazil | HQ: São PauloHSBC Bank Brasil S.A. (Banco Multiplo) offers an extensive range of financial services. This includes personal banking, financial planning and consumer finance, as well as business, commercial, corporate and institutional banking, payments and cash management, trade and export finance, treasury and financial markets, project finance, corporate finance and securities custody. Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Group. |
7 | Itaú Unibanco | HQ: São PauloItaú Unibanco is the 8th largest bank in the world by market value (2011). Itaú Unibanco accounts for about 11% of the Brazilian market for retail banking services. It has operations in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay in South America, as well as in England, Luxembourg and Portugal in Europe; USA; Japan, China, Hong Kong and UAE in Asia. It is the most important affiliate of Investimentos Itaú (Itaúsa), a large conglomerate that ranks among Fortune magazine's top 500 corporations in the world. Total assets: US$ 540.2 billion (as of December 31, 2011). Net income: US$ 8.3 billion (2010). |
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