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Forbes Brazil 2026 list features Luana Lopes Lara and Leila Pereira
The 2026 Forbes Brazil billionaires list highlights significant shifts in wealth, including the emergence of Luana Lopes Lara as the country’s youngest self-made billionaire. Lara, 30, co-founded the US-based prediction market platform Kalshi. Her fortune is estimated at R$ 13.4 billion, following a US$ 1 billion investment round in late 2025 that valued the company at US$ 11 billion.
Leila Pereira, president of the Palmeiras football club, has also seen a rise in her standing. Her wealth, estimated at R$ 4.9 billion, stems from her involvement in the financial institution Crefisa and the educational group Faculdade das Américas (FAM). Pereira now ranks as the 15th richest woman in Brazil and 81st overall.
The overall list shows a decrease in the number of women billionaires in Brazil, dropping from 60 to 50 in the past year. Vicky Sarfati Safra remains the wealthiest woman in the country with a fortune of R$ 130.6 billion. The ranking notes that reported values may be conservative as they rely primarily on public data and stock market closing prices, potentially excluding private assets like real estate and art.
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Forbes Brasil · Kalshi · Leila Pereira · Luana Lopes Lara · Tarek Mansour · Vicky Safra · Vicky Sarfati Safra
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Kalshi raised US$ 1 billion in an investment round that valued the company at US$ 11 billion in December 2025. www.spacemoney.com.br · extra.globo.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The number of women on the Forbes Brazil billionaires list decreased from 60 to 50 in one year. oglobo.globo.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Luana Lopes Lara and partner Tarek Mansour each held approximately 12% of Kalshi at the time of the investment. www.spacemoney.com.br · extra.globo.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Luana Lopes Lara is a co-founder of the prediction market platform Kalshi. www.spacemoney.com.br · extra.globo.com · oglobo.globo.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Lara built her wealth through her own work without an inheritance. www.spacemoney.com.br · extra.globo.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Luana Lopes Lara has an estimated net worth of R$ 13.4 billion. www.spacemoney.com.br · extra.globo.com · oglobo.globo.com