Cyrela Brazil Realty is the second largest homebuilder and real estate company in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, after PDG Realty

PDG Realty

PDG is the largest real estate company in Brazil and has its focus on the popular segment. The company became listed in January 2007 in the corporate index Novo Mercado of BM&F Bovespa and in 2010 became part of the Ibovespa index...

. Considered one of the most solid of the civil construction sector, currently operates in 17 states and 55 cities in Brazil and Argentina. There is 45 years of history, 35,000 customers and 7250000 square feet (673,547 m²) built.

The company is headquartered in São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

 and listed in the BM&F Bovespa. The Syrian born Jewish billionaire businessman Elie Horn

Elie Horn

Elie Horn, born in 1944 in the city of Aleppo in Syria, is a Brazilian Jewish businessman and philanthropist operating in Brazil, president of Cyrela Brazil Realty. As of 2010 he is reported to have a net worth of $2.2 billion.-Biography:...

 is CEO and majority shareholder of CBR.

Cyrela Brazil Realty's Latin American competitors include such as Brazilian companies PDG Realty

PDG Realty

PDG is the largest real estate company in Brazil and has its focus on the popular segment. The company became listed in January 2007 in the corporate index Novo Mercado of BM&F Bovespa and in 2010 became part of the Ibovespa index...

, Gafisa

Gafisa

Gafisa is a top 5 Brazilian residential construction and real estate company, along Cyrela Brazil Realty, PDG Realty, MRV Engenharia, Rossi Residencial and Brookfield Incorporações. It's based in São Paulo and present in various cities of Brazil...

, MRV

MRV Engenharia

MRV is the biggest Brazilian construction and real estate company for middle class and lower middle segment and the only one offering houses and apartments in more than 85 Brazilian cities. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte...

 and Agre

AGRE S.A.

AGRE was one of the largest real estate companies in Brazil, with a primary focus on project development. The company specializes in developing residential real estate for middle- and upper-middle-income customers...

 and the Mexican Homex

Homex

Homex is a leading Mexican construction and real estate company, engaged in the development, construction and sale of affordable entry-level and middle-income housing in Mexico and Brazil....

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