Private company

CCB Brasil

CCB Brasil former BicBanco is a middle size Brazilian Bank founded in 1938 in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará state by José Bezerra de Menezes and in 1948 Maria Amélia Bezerra de Menezes the matriarch of.1

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

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CCB Brasil former BicBanco is a middle size Brazilian Bank founded in 1938 in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará state by José Bezerra de Menezes and in 1948 Maria Amélia Bezerra de Menezes the matriarch of the family was the first woman in to be a Chairwoman of a bank in Brazil. Currently the company is headquartered in Avenida Paulista, in São Paulo. In 2013 Bezerra de Menezes family sold all of its shares in BICBANCO (72%) to China Construction Bank.2

Timeline

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