The Forbes magazine reveals that 60 women have billionaire heritage in the country, more than 48 listed in 2024. Even with this growth, they represent only 20% of the total names present in the publication. Together, these women accumulate R $ 343.7 billion.
Among the main news is the entry of Iris Abravanel, widow of Silvio Santos, and his six daughters. They first appear on the list with $ 6.4 billion, inherited after the presenter’s death in August 2024. The presenter had six daughters: Cintia and Silvia, from the first marriage to Cidinha, and Daniela, Patrícia, Rebeca and Renata, from the second marriage to Iris. Together, they began to manage the inheritance and businesses linked to the Silvio Santos Group.
The main female fortunes of the 2025 ranking:
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- Vicky Sarfati Safra – R $ 120.5 billion (widow of Joseph Safra, banker deceased in 2020)
- Cristina Junqueira – R $ 8.7 billion (co-founder of Nubank, one of the few self-house on the list)
- Lucia Maggi – R $ 6.6 billion (from the Amaggi Agricultural Group, also considered Self-Made)
- Iris Abravanel and daughters – R $ 6.4 billion (heirs by Silvio Santos, debutants on the list)
- Priscila Barreto Moreira Silva – R $ 2.2 billion (shareholder of the Hapvida Health Group)
- Mariana Botelho Ramalho Cardoso – R $ 2.1 billion (executive and statutory director of BTG Pactual)
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Judicial dispute involves part of Silvio Santos’s inheritance
The heritage left by Silvio Santos is also at the center of a legal dispute. According to the TV Pop website, the heirs filed a lawsuit against the São Paulo court to contest the collection of R $ 17.1 million in transmission tax causes mortis and donation (ITCMD).
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The value corresponds to a part of the assets left by Silvio, which was approximately R $ 429.9 million in bank accounts outside Brazil – in the United States and Bahamas. The defense of the family argues that, because it is appeals abroad, the Brazilian tax should not be applied.
