Embratel S.A. is a major Brazilian telecommunications company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. The company was the long distance arm of Telebras until it was bought by the U.S. company MCI Communications for 2.65 billion reais during the 1998 break-up of Telebras. Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... Telebras was the Brazilian state-owned monopoly telephone system. ... For the corporation that has used the MCI brand name since 1998, and operated under the MCI name since 2003, see WorldCom. ...

Embratel is a major player in both voice and data communication in Brazil. The company owns a fully digitized microwave communications and fibre optic networks as well as five domestic communication satellites. The company is a member of the Intelsat and Inmarsat organizations and it owns four fiber optics submarine cable systems - Unisur, Americas II, Atlantis II and Columbus III. Intelsat is the worlds largest commercial satellite communications services provider. ... INMARSAT, is an international telecommunications company founded in 1979. ...

Embratel's stock is traded on Bovespa, where it is part of the Ibovespa index. Sao Paulos stock market, the BOVESPA BOVESPA (Bolsa de Valores do Estado de São Paulo) State of Sao Paulo Stock Exchange Located in the heart of the biggest Brazilian city, São Paulo (city), the BOVESPA is the largest stock exchange in Latin America. ... The Bovespa Index (Índice Bovespa) is an index of 50 stocks that trade on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa). ...

External Links

• The company's home page in Portuguese (http://www.embratel.com.br)
• The company's home page in English (http://www.embratel.com.br/Embratel02/cda/portal/0,2997,PO_I_2,00.html)