Brahma is a Brazilian beer , originally made by the Companhia Cervejaria Brahma , which was founded in 1888. In 1914, Brahma produced their national Malzbier. After that, the company began expanding internationally. The company bought the license for distribution of the Germania brand, which later was known as Guanabara, and was one of the earliest of the Brazilian beer brands.
18-402: In 1934, Brahma introduced the new bottled draft Brahma Chopp, and it became a Brazilian bestseller. In 1989, Jorge Paulo Lemann , Carlos Alberto Sicupira and Marcel Telles bought Companhia Cervejaria Brahma for $ 50 million. An interfaith coalition is pressing the world's largest brewer to remove the name of a Hindu god ( Brahma ) from its beer brand. Brahma is a beer produced primarily for
36-479: A Swiss immigrant who founded the dairy manufacturer Leco, and Anna Yvette Truebner, a Brazilian of Swiss origin. His father died in a bus accident in 1953, when Lemann was 14. As a child, Lemann expressed aspirations of becoming an inventor, and admired Thomas Edison . He built different machines but they usually did not work out. Lemann attended the American School of Rio de Janeiro . In 1960, he received
54-543: A bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University . According to Lemann's own admission, he did not enjoy his time at Harvard, stating that "My first year at Harvard was horrible. I was only 17 and I missed the beach and the sun a lot. Boston was too cold for me. It was my first time in the USA and I was not used to study or to write; we had to write a lot in Harvard. My grades were the worst possible." After setting off fireworks on
72-498: A heart attack at age 54. In 1999, several gunmen attempted to kidnap his children on their way to school. The incident prompted Lemann to relocate permanently to Switzerland. According to a report, "his children still attended school that day and Lemann was only a little late to the office." Lemann rarely gives interviews or appears publicly, and is little known in the United States. However, according to Bloomberg , Lemann has
90-650: A highly controversial deal, making it the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch Inbev (abbreviated as AB Inbev ) securing Lemann's status as one of the new "Kings" of beer. Lemann is a board member of Lojas Americanas S.A. and was a former board member of Gillette (where he first worked with Warren Buffett ); chairman of the Latin American Advisory Committee of the New York Stock Exchange ; founder and board member of Fundação Estudar, which provides scholarships for Brazilian students; and
108-453: A member of the international advisory board of DaimlerChrysler . Lemann is a co-founder of Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital , which owns brands such as Burger King , Anheuser-Busch and Heinz . In September 2010, 3G launched a $ 4 billion bid, at a 45% premium over market, for all the stock of Burger King . "3G was advised in the BK offer by Lazard , JPMorgan Chase , Barclays Capital and
126-653: A pretax profit margin of 35 percent on sales of US$ 2.7 billion. By 2004, it controlled 65 percent of the Brazilian beer market and almost 80% of Argentina's, with monopoly positions in Paraguay , Uruguay , and Bolivia . AmBev merged with Interbrew of Belgium in August 2004. The stock of the combined firm, InBev , rose 40 percent during 2005. InBev then announced it would buy the American brewer Anheuser-Busch in 2008 for $ 46 billion in
144-557: A reputation as a "business-class hero" in Brazil, who described him as "the wiry, white-haired conglomerateur who’s part Buffett , part Sam Walton , part Roger Federer ." Brahma (beer) Brahma is a Brazilian beer , originally made by the Companhia Cervejaria Brahma , which was founded in 1888. In 1914, Brahma produced their national Malzbier. After that, the company began expanding internationally. The company bought
162-484: A trainee at Credit Suisse in Geneva. In 1966, the first company in which Lemann had equity interest, a lending company called Invesco, went bankrupt. Lemann had a 2% equity stake. In 1971, Lemann, Carlos Alberto Sicupira and Marcel Herrmann Telles founded the Brazilian investment banking firm Banco Garantia . Undaunted by a market crash that came only weeks later, Lemann was eventually able to build Garantia into one of
180-521: Is a Brazilian billionaire investment banker, businessman, and former tennis player with dual Brazilian and Swiss citizenship. Lemann co-founded global investment firm 3G Capital , which owns brands such as Burger King , Anheuser-Busch and Heinz . He became the richest person in Brazil in March 2023, with a net worth of US$ 17 billion (R$ 86.1 billion). In 1939, Lemann was born in Rio de Janeiro to Paul Lemann,
198-420: Is a director of Endeavor 's Brazil office. Endeavor is an international non-profit development organization that finds and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Later he and his partners, who founded private equity company GP Investimentos , bought control of two Brazilian breweries ( Brahma beer and Companhia Antarctica Paulista [ pt ] ) that became AmBev . In 2003 AmBev had
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#1732884876022216-552: Is pressing the world's largest brewer to remove the name of a Hindu god ( Brahma ) from its beer brand. Brahma is a beer produced primarily for the Brazilian domestic market. Brahma was named after Brahma , the Hindu god of creation. Controversially, Brahma is now brewed in the Czech Republic. This beer or brewery -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Brazilian cuisine –related article
234-429: The Brazilian domestic market. Brahma was named after Brahma , the Hindu god of creation. Controversially, Brahma is now brewed in the Czech Republic. This beer or brewery -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Brazilian cuisine –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jorge Paulo Lemann Jorge Paulo Lemann (born August 26, 1939)
252-559: The country's most prestigious and innovative investment banks, described in Forbes as "a Brazilian version of Goldman Sachs ." Lemann and his partners now help to control AB Inbev as members of its board of directors. Following the 1997 Asian financial crisis , Banco Garantia was sold to Credit Suisse First Boston in July 1998 for $ 675m. From 1990 to 2001, he served as a member of the board of directors of Companhia Cervejaria Brahma . Lemann
270-590: The last day of his freshman year, he was reprimanded and considered dropping out, but ultimately decided to stay on. During his youth, Lemann played tennis. He won the Brazilian national tennis championship five times. He participated in the Davis Cup twice, once as part of the Swiss Davis Cup team and once on behalf of the Brazilian team , and also played at Wimbledon in 1962 . From 1961 to 1962, he worked as
288-501: The law firm Kirkland & Ellis . 3G already has some experience in burgers and fries, having previously invested in Wendy's ." Together with Berkshire Hathaway , 3G Capital acquired the H. J. Heinz Company for $ 28 billion in 2013. Its new CEO Bernardo Hees is a former manager of Burger King. The same group announced the merger of Kraft Foods with Heinz in March 2015. He was on the board of Kraft Heinz until 2021, when he announced he
306-459: The license for distribution of the Germania brand, which later was known as Guanabara, and was one of the earliest of the Brazilian beer brands. In 1934, Brahma introduced the new bottled draft Brahma Chopp, and it became a Brazilian bestseller. In 1989, Jorge Paulo Lemann , Carlos Alberto Sicupira and Marcel Telles bought Companhia Cervejaria Brahma for $ 50 million. An interfaith coalition
324-472: Was leaving to reduce his travel commitments. In March 2023, following an increase in Ambev 's market cap, he once again became the richest person in Brazil. Lemann married twice and has six children, three with his first wife and three with his second wife Susanna. He usually shares his time between São Paulo , Rapperswil-Jona on Lake Zurich , where his family lives, and St. Louis . In 1994, he suffered
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