TIME Influential: Eike Batista

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Eike Batista

Known as one of Brazil's richest men, Batista is greatly responsible for the country's impressive economic growth in the last couple of years. The oil tycoon strongly pushed for the 2016 Olympics to be held in the capital Rio de Janeiro. The 55-year-old also gives back children’s hospitals and non-profit organizations that provide sports activities in the lower-income favelas. According to Time, Batista is helping Brazil “shape their renaissance.”

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