Forbes list of the world’s biggest companies uses an equal weighting of sales, profits, assets and market value to rank companies according to size.
33 Brazilian companies are in the ranking. Energy makes number one among them with Petrobras (oil, gas and ethanol). Another interesting highlight is the leading presence of banks: Itau (and Itausa, its holding), Bradesco and Banco do Brasil (state controlled).
Fist page of the list:
| Rank | Company | Country | Sales | Profits | Assets | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Petrobras-Petróleo Brasil |
Brazil | $145.9 B | $20.1 B | $319.4 B | $180 B |
| 30 | 
Itaú Unibanco Holding |
Brazil | $75.5 B | $7.4 B | $426.4 B | $91.2 B |
| 43 | 
Banco Bradesco |
Brazil | $79.8 B | $5.9 B | $397.1 B | $65.3 B |
| 54 | 
Banco do Brasil |
Brazil | $72.4 B | $6.5 B | $516.3 B | $45.9 B |
| 56 | 
Vale |
Brazil | $55.4 B | $20.3 B | $127.6 B | $126.8 B |
| 154 | 
Itaúsa |
Brazil | $29.8 B | $2.6 B | $162.4 B | $32.3 B |
| 320 | 
Eletrobrás |
Brazil | $18 B | $1.4 B | $86.8 B | $14.4 B |
| 536 | 
CSN |
Brazil | $8.7 B | $1.5 B | $21.8 B | $15.7 B |
| 593 | 
Cemig |
Brazil | $7.7 B | $1.4 B | $19.1 B | $15 B |
| 601 | 
Tele Norte Leste |
Brazil | $17.8 B | $0.9 B | $41.9 B | $5.8 B |
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