9 Petrobras-Petróleo Brasil (Brazil)
Sales: 92.08 Profits: 14.12 Assets: 120.68 Market value: 110.97
This huge semi-public company was the brainchild of the controversial Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas. Petrobras has interests in most areas of the hydrocarbons industry, but is a true world leader in the development of technology for deep-water and ultra-deep water oil production.
Fact 1: To continue the football sponsorship theme, Petrobras sponsor Flamengo in Brazil and River Plate in Argentina. They also sponsor the Williams Formula 1 team and numerous arts and cultural projects.
Fact 2: Petrobras is the main supporter of whale conservation and research through the Brazilian Right Whale Project and the Instituto Baleia Jubarte (Brazilian Humpback Whale Institute).
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