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'''Eike Fuhrken Batista''' ([[Governador Valadares]], November 3, 1957) is a Brazilian entrepreneur. Considered to be a daring businessman, he has founded companies in different business sectors, mainly in mining. He is the son of Eliezer Batista da Silva, a longtime head of mining company [[Vale (mining company)|Vale]]. |
'''Eike Fuhrken Batista''' ([[Governador Valadares]], November 3, 1957) is a Brazilian entrepreneur. Considered to be a daring businessman, he has founded companies in different business sectors, mainly in mining. He is the son of Eliezer Batista da Silva, a longtime head of mining company [[Vale (mining company)|Vale]]. |
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He lived in [[Germany]] from 1969 to 1980, and studied [[engineering]] there. Recently, he became the wealthiest person in [[Brazil]], with an estimated fortune of US$27.0 billion, making him the fourth richest person living in the Americas and the eighth richest person in the world according to [[Forbes Magazine]].<ref |
He lived in [[Germany]] from 1969 to 1980, and studied [[engineering]] there. Recently, he became the wealthiest person in [[Brazil]], with an estimated fortune of US$27.0 billion, making him the fourth richest person living in the Americas and the eighth richest person in the world according to [[Forbes Magazine]].<ref>[http://billionaires.forbes.com/topic/Eike_Batista "http://billionaires.forbes.com/topic/Eike_Batista"]</ref> |
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He was married to the famous Brazilian actress and [[Brazilian Carnival|carnival queen]] [[Luma de Oliveira]] before divorcing in 2004.<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/business/world/billionaire-eike-batista-keeps-slr-mclaren-in-living-room-1419227.html Billionaire Eike Batista keeps SLR McLaren in living room] at Independent.ie</ref> |
He was married to the famous Brazilian actress and [[Brazilian Carnival|carnival queen]] [[Luma de Oliveira]] before divorcing in 2004.<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/business/world/billionaire-eike-batista-keeps-slr-mclaren-in-living-room-1419227.html Billionaire Eike Batista keeps SLR McLaren in living room] at Independent.ie</ref> |
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| Born | November 3, 1957 |
| Alma mater | University of Aachen |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Luma de Oliveira (1991-2004) |
| Children | Thor Batista (b.1992) Olin Batista (b.1996) |
Eike Fuhrken Batista (Governador Valadares, November 3, 1957) is a Brazilian entrepreneur. Considered to be a daring businessman, he has founded companies in different business sectors, mainly in mining. He is the son of Eliezer Batista da Silva, a longtime head of mining company Vale.
He lived in Germany from 1969 to 1980, and studied engineering there. Recently, he became the wealthiest person in Brazil, with an estimated fortune of US$27.0 billion, making him the fourth richest person living in the Americas and the eighth richest person in the world according to Forbes Magazine.[2] He was married to the famous Brazilian actress and carnival queen Luma de Oliveira before divorcing in 2004.[3]
Enterprises
Major companies founded by Eike Batista:
- EBX
- MMX
- OGX
- MPX
- LLX
- Mr Lam (Chinese restaurant)
- Porto de Peruíbe
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