Banco do Brasil (Bank of Brazil or BB) is a Brazilian financial institution, the biggest in the country. Along with Caixa Economica Federal, Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, Banco da Amazônia and Banco do Nordeste, Banco do Brazil is one of five state-owned banks by the Brazilian government.
The Bank of Brazil serves customers through about 5,000 branches and is present in most municipalities in the country, with a structure over 110 000 employees.
The company also offers services through 15,133 service points and self-service points (more than 40 000 terminals in total), which operate beyond banking hours.
Banco do Brasil also owns several financial companies, such as:
- Banco do Estado de Santa Catarina – BESC
- Banco do Estado do Piauí
- Nossa Caixa
- Banco Votorantim
- Banco Patagonia
- Banco Postal
- Eurobank
List of other BB subsidiaries includes:
- Alliance Insurance Company of Brazil
- Brasilsaúde
- Brasilveículos
- Brasilprev
- BB Security
- Brasilcap
- Cobra Technology
- BB Cards
- BB Turismo
- BB DTVM
- Banco Votorantim
- Finance BV
- Banco Patagonia
- BB Leasing Company
- Bamb – Brasilian American Merchant Bank
- BB Vienna AG
- Assets SA
- BB Securities LTD
- BB Securities LLC
- BB Securities Ásia
- BB Americas
Business data
- Revenue (2012): US$ 51.0 billion
- Profit (2012): US$ 5.9 billion
- Total assets (2013): US$ 582.1 billion
- Owner: Brazilian Government (73%)
- Employees: 118,900
Banco do Brasil head office address
SBS Quadra 01 Bloco C
Bancario Sul
Brasilia DF, 70073-901
Brazil
Contacts:
Phone: +55 61 3310 3400
Fax: +55 61 310 3735
Customer Support Line: 0800 729 0722
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