As a vibrant global city, Citi is proud to support progress in São Paulo
Opened a new head office at Praca Antonio Prado in the center of São Paulo’s financial and commercial district
Partnered with the U.S. Export-Import Bank to finance $1 billion in development of São Paulo’s metropolitan highway system
Financed the Rodovia dos Imigrantes, one of Brazil's busiest highways, which opened in 1974 and links São Paulo with the Atlantic coast
Inaugurated the Citicorp Center in the financial heart of São Paulo, which also exemplifies '90s modern Brazilian architecture
Citi Foundation partnered with the Abrinq Foundation to start Biblioteca Viva, an education initiative providing reading mediators and installing libraries in hospitals in deprived areas around the city
Citi Foundation supported the creation of Instituto Profissionalizante Paulista, which has helped more than 11,700 high school youth from low-income families enter and remain in the workforce to date
Citi Foundation partnered with the Abrinq Foundation on the Youth Entrepreneurship and Microcredit Project, helping more than 700 18-24-year-olds by providing microcredit, business training and mentorship
Launched Global Community Day, an annual volunteer event spanning more than 90 countries. More than 3,600 employees in São Paulo have provided 20,600 hours of community service
Advised the government of the city of São Paulo on the privatization of CTEEP, the state's power transmission company
Citi Foundation and Junior Achievement launched the 14th edition of the Banks in Action Program, providing financial education to 3,500 students
Donated a Tomie Ohtake sculpture to the city in celebration of Citi's 100th anniversary in Brazil. The landmark work of abstract art weighs 7 tons and stands 28 feet high
Recognized as a "Great Place to Work" and "Best Bank to Work in Brazil" by the Great Place to Work Institute in partnership with Exame Magazine
Citi employees
consumer and business accounts
Citi alumni
loans and investments in affordable housing
Citi clients in the Global Fortune 500
supporting charitable organizations
Data based on 2015 yearly totals
volunteer hours by 900+ Citi employees
In 2007, Citi established the SOMAR project with experts from “Ser Especial” to generate employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. This organization continues to help employ the disabled and reduce their turnover rate in the areas where they operate.
What began with a few agencies in São Paulo has now expanded across the city and into Rio de Janeiro. These efforts have been recognized by other companies including FEBRABAN (Brazilian Federation of Banks).
Since 2015, the Citi Foundation has sponsored the Sustainability and Inclusive Business project – carried out by the Center for Sustainability Studies at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation – to help empower small vegetable and fruit producers around São Paulo. The initiative has brought together representatives from various links in the supply chain including financial institutions, public authorities and civil society organizations in order to foster best practices that help farmers to expand their distribution channels and improve their quality of life.
Future plans include the development of strategies to provide a broader support network for producers. These plans include better access to financial services and expanding public policies that support local food production based on socially and environmentally-friendly practices. The producers also receive individual assistance from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation.
Our work stretches across the world to reach individuals, institutions and communities and empower them with solutions that only Citi's global set of capabilities can provide.
Citi's Global Consumer Bank serves 100 million clients in 19 countries, with a strategic focus on cities and segments in which the bank's unique global network, brand and capabilities provide a competitive advantage. We serve clients through industry-leading products and services, next-generation retail formats and world-class digital channels to deliver a simple, secure and seamless experience.
Citi's Institutional Clients Group builds enduring relationships with clients by providing a full suite of strategic advisory and financing products to multinational and local corporations, financial and public sector institutions, governments, privately held businesses and many of the world's most successful and influential individuals and families in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions.
We look forward to continuing our partnership with the people and institutions of São Paulo to enable progress and to create ever-greater opportunities within the city and the region.
