Brazilian Traction, Light and Power Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brazilian_Traction,_Light_and_Power_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy Brazilian investors
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Light
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:defunct 1979
gptkbp:founded 1899
gptkbp:founder gptkb:William_Mackenzie
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Toronto
gptkbp:industry gptkb:transportation
electricity
public utilities
gptkbp:languageOfName English
Portuguese
gptkbp:mainOperationsLocation gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Percival_Farquhar
gptkbp:notableEvent nationalization of assets in Brazil
transition to Brascan
gptkbp:notableFor providing electricity and public transport in Brazil
operating hydroelectric plants
operating streetcars in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Brascan
gptkbp:PortugueseName gptkb:Companhia_Brasileira_de_Tração,_Luz_e_Força
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:London_Stock_Exchange
gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
gptkb:Toronto_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Brookfield_Asset_Management
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brookfield_Asset_Management
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brazilian Traction, Light and Power Company
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