Banco Banespa ''(Banco do Estado de São Paulo)'' was a Brazilian regional bank, founded in 1909 by the state government of

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. The bank was privatized in November 2000 by the government of former president

Fernando Henrique Cardoso Fernando Henrique Cardoso (; born 18 June 1931), also known by his initials FHC (), is a Brazilian sociologist, professor and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2002. He was the first Brazi ...

and sold to Spanish bank

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.Banespa é vendido para o Banco Espanhol Santander Folha de SP 20/11/2000
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Banks established in 1909 Banks disestablished in 2001 Defunct banks of Brazil {{Brazil-econ-stub