The strategy of betting on the appreciation of bank stocks and commodity-related companies – which yielded substantial returns in the first quarter – is slowly losing steam. As foreigners decrease the volume of their purchases in Brazil in April, local investors report a more uncertain scenario and fewer alternatives for the continuity of the Ibovespa […]
In a new cycle of strong growth, iron ore prices have attracted two major economic groups to the industry. The holding company J&F — owner of the giant meatpacker JBS — unveiled the purchase of mining company Vale’s assets in Corumbá, Mato Grosso, earlier this month. In August, Cosan, owned by businessman Rubens Ometto Silveira […]
Luiz Barsi’s office is not located in São Paulo’s Wall Street, Faria Lima Avenue, where most of Brazil’s investment banks and asset management companies are based. Instead, the investor, worth over R$4 billion, received Valor in the office of Boa Vista Investimentos in downtown São Paulo, a financial hub of decades ago. In this austere […]