Eike Batista drops $6 Billion in 48 Hours

Brazilian mining magnate Eike Batista loves to talk in superlatives. He's the richest man in Brazil and talks frequently about becoming the richest man in the world. His autobiography is sub-titled "The Path of Brazil's Greatest Entrepreneur." And whether it's racing speedboats or marrying Playboy models, he lives life to the maximum. But now, Brazil's Donald Trump may have set a new record - for the largest amount of wealth lost in 48 hours.


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A supermodel, the quarterback and the Super Bowl

Another Super Bowl has slipped away for the husband of Brazilian supermodel (and nearly a billionaire) Gisele Bundchen.

Tom Brady has lost another Super Bowl to the New York Giants 21-17.

 “I think it was just the missed opportunities,” Brady said.

Gisele Bundchen post game remarks (to heckling Giants fans):
 "You (have) to catch the ball when you're supposed to catch the ball. My husband cannot [expletive] throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can't believe they dropped the ball so many times."

Gisele Bundchen: The hottest next future supermodel billionaire

We all know Gisele Bundchen (aka Mrs. Brady) is a little on the HOT side, right?

But her personal balance sheet is on fire. Five alarm financial fire.

Her bod made her a multi-millionaire - she has been the highest-paid supermodel since 2004. Now her brain and business savy could make Bundchen the world’s first billionaire supermodel (by the time she turns 32 next summer).

The Brazilian bombshell is branding herself so effectively, via licensing agreements and her own lingerie company, that Forbes estimates she could very well be worth more than a billion dollars in the very future.

Bundchen has been the top-earning model in the world for seven consecutive years, thanks in part to endorsements for labels such as Versace and Dior.

Now you can help her to earn more by buying products from her new eco-friendly cosmetics company (Sejaa Pure Skincare) and also Gisele Bundchen Brazilian Intimates.

Forbes estimates her cumulative earnings over the past ten years at more than $250 million. Bundchen and husband NFL player Tom Brady also have a number of significant real estate investments.

If all of this happens according to Gisele's strategic plan, Bundchen would be Brazil’s first female self-made billionaire.

BK is consumed by Brazilian billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann

Forbes Magazine is reporting that the fast food chain Burger King [Burger King Holdings (BKC) ] has agreed to be bought by private equity investment firm 3G Capital.

3G Capital is controlled by the Brazilian billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann.

Eike Batista: the Brazillian billionaire hits another gusher

Brazilian Billionaire Strikes Oil
Keren Blankfeld, 10.07.09, 08:00 PM EDT
Eike Batista's OGX announces first discovery of crude in offshore field.

Some guys have all the luck. Take Eike Batista.

Forbes pegged Batista's fortune at $7.5 billion in March, placing him 61st on our list of the world's richest people. Today, he's worth more than $20 billion, courtesy of a 64% run-up in the stock of his oil and gas company, OGX Petroleo e Gas, as well as valuation gains in other holdings. And that was before he struck oil on Wednesday.


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Eike Batista Brings it in Brazil

This week in Brazil, Eike Batista, bet a couple of his millions and several of Brazil's investing public billion's that OGX Petroleo e Gas SA, and its undersea leases off the coast, will yield a gusher. Thursday's initial offering of oil venture OGX Petroleo e Gas SA raised nearly $3.6 billion, the exchange's biggest IPO.

Eike, a self-made billionaire in the gold and iron mining sector, is now making this big bet in the oil industry. It is a story and entrepreneur to closely follow.

His friends call him "a serial entrepreneur doings things on a massive scale." (WSJ 6/12/08).





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Eike Batista ranks 142 on The World's Billionaires 2008

Brazil's Batista Is `Creator of Wealth,' Turning Gold Into Iron

Eike Fuhrken Batista, Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO of EBX,MMX Mineração e Metálicos S.A.,