GPA

Summary

GPA is a business^[1]. GPA ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• GPA is in the country of Brazil^[3].
• GPA is in the country of BR^[4].
• GPA's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• GPA's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• GPA's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• GPA's founder is recorded as Valentim Diniz^[8].
• GPA's headquarters location is recorded as São Paulo^[9].
• GPA's child organization or unit is recorded as Compre Bem^[10].
• GPA's child organization or unit is recorded as Pão de Açúcar^[11].
• GPA's child organization or unit is recorded as Extra Mercado^[12].
• GPA's Commons category is recorded as GPA (company)^[13].
• GPA's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[14].
• GPA's stock exchange is recorded as São Paulo Stock Exchange^[15].
• GPA's industry is recorded as retail^[16].
• September 7, 1948 marks the founding of GPA^[17].
• 1981-11-19 marks the founding of GPA^[18].
• GPA's location of formation is recorded as São Paulo^[19].
• GPA's parent organization or unit is recorded as Carrefour Group^[20].
• GPA's official website is recorded as https://www.gpabr.com^[21].
• GPA's topic's main category is recorded as Category:GPA (company)^[22].
• GPA's legal form is recorded as S.A.^[23].
• GPA's legal form is recorded as X0SD^[24].
• GPA's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12348'}^[25].
• GPA's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11549'}^[26].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5299003V5B6KLICZCC14^[27]

• Registered legal name: Companhia Brasileira De Distribuicao^[28]

• Legal jurisdiction: BR^[29]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[30]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): X0SD^[31]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[32]

• LEI registration status: LAPSED^[33]

• Entity created: 1981-11-19^[34]

• LEI first registered: 2019-01-04^[35]

• LEI last updated: 2026-05-06^[36]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-05-06^[37]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[38]

• Registration authority: RA000059^[39]

• Authority entity ID: 47.508.411/0001-56^[40]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[41]

Body

Founding

GPA's founder is recorded as Valentim Diniz^[8]. Recorded inception include September 7, 1948^[17] and 1981-11-19^[18]. GPA's location of formation is recorded as São Paulo^[19].

Operations

GPA's headquarters location is recorded as São Paulo^[9]. GPA's parent organization or unit is recorded as Carrefour Group^[20]. Subsidiaries include Compre Bem^[10], a business^[42], headquartered in São Paulo^[43]; Pão de Açúcar^[11], a municipality of Brazil^[44], in Brazil^[45]; and Extra Mercado^[12], a business^[46], in Brazil^[47], founded in 1980^[48], headquartered in São Paulo^[49].

Industry

GPA's industry is recorded as retail^[16].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange^[14] and São Paulo Stock Exchange^[15].

Why It Matters

GPA ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).^[2] GPA has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] GPA is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]