The following table lists four top Brazilian stocks. This list has been compiled in January-2008 based on the value of an investment of $10,000 made five years ago. The return numbers are from S&P Quantitative Stock Reports.

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These four stocks have performed very well over the past few years. An investor who invested in these stocks would have fared much better than an investment in similar US equities. For example – an investment of $10K in the S&P 500 Index would have grown to only $15,435 as opposed to $87,325 if invested in BAK.