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Grupo Casas Bahia (formerly known as Via, [1] and Via Varejo), is a Brazilian retail company founded in 2010 through the merger of retail companies Casas Bahia, owned by the Klein family, and Ponto, owned by Grupo Pão de Açúcar. Since June 2019, the Klein family owns a controlling stake in Via Varejo.
He later passed control of Casas Bahia to his son Michael, who was its CEO as of 2009, and retired in Brazil. In 2009, Samuel Klein sold Casas Bahia to Grupo Pão de Açúcar. Via Varejo was soon formed through the mergers of Casas Bahia with Ponto Frio and Extra Eletro, both owned by Grupo Pão de Açúcar. The Klein family owned a 47% stake ...
Casas Bahia, unlike many of its competitors, does not rely on an internet presence as a cornerstone of its strategy—only in February 2009 it launched its online store, pressed by an increasing number of online sales in Brazil. Rather, Casas Bahia makes the majority of its profit by charging interest on installment plan purchases, making it ...
Michael Klein (born 1951) is a Brazilian business executive. He is the CEO of the Brazilian chain of department stores, Casas Bahia, and former chairman of Via Varejo, the parent company of Casas Bahia, Cnova Brazil and Ponto Frio. [1] Michael's father, Samuel Klein, founded Casas Bahia in 1952. Since June 2019, the Klein family own a ...
The stars are not permanent and restaurants are constantly being re-evaluated. If the criteria are not met, the restaurant will lose its stars. [1] The Michelin Guide first came to Brazil in 2015, [4] and has released annually with the exception of 2021-2023. The guide currently only covers restaurants in the Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo areas ...
Casa Pia served as a gathering point for 124 Jesuits leaving Bahia in 1760 as part of the expulsion of the Jesuits from Brazil. The novitiate became the property of the state in the same year. [3] Conde de Palma, governor of Bahia, petitioned John VI of Portugal in 1818 to donate the building for the construction of an orphanage. The building ...
Churrasco barbecue cooking on a churrasqueira grill. A churrascaria (Portuguese: [ʃuʁɐskɐˈɾi.ɐ]) is a place where meat is cooked in churrasco style, which translates roughly from the Portuguese word for "barbecue".
Giraffas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒiˈɾafɐs]) is a Brazilian fast-food chain founded in August 1981 by two friends, Mauro Lacerda and Muniz Neto. Its first store is located in Lago Sul, in the Federal District. [2] In 1991, the chain began franchising, and it has since expanded across Brazil. [3]