About Abilio dos Santos Diniz
Retail tycoon Abilio dos Santos Diniz's father, a Portuguese immigrant, founded Grupo Pao de Acucar in 1948 in Brazil.
Under Diniz's management, Pao de Acucar became Brazil's largest retailer. In 2012, he sold a stake to French supermarket operator Groupe Casino.
Within a year, the relationship with the French partners went sour; Diniz ceded control of Grupo Pao de Acucar to Casino in September 2013.
In 2016, he became a significant shareholders of Carrefour SA, Casino's competitor.
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Citizenship
BrazilSource of wealth
RetailBirth date
12/28/36Number of children
6Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Fundacao Getulio VargasSelf-made
inherited and growingAbilio dos Santos Diniz’s fortune is worth
34K
troy ounces of gold
31K
median U.S. household
20K
median U.S. income
0.04%
U.S. credit card volume
0.008%
GDP of the United States
0.006%
United States debt
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Did you know?
He is an avid fan of Sao Paulo FC, one of Brazil's most followed soccer teams, and often blogs and tweets about the performance of the team.
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SAO PAULO | CRFB3-BR
AtacadaoEURONEXT PARIS | CA-FR
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