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Buscapé

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Buscapé
Company typePrivate
IndustryInternet services
FoundedJune 1999
HeadquartersSão Paulo, Brazil
Number of employees
600 (2010)
Websitewww.buscape.com.br

Buscapé is a comparison shopping service that operates in Latin America. It was co-founded in São Paulo, Brazil in 1999 by Romero Rodrigues, Rodrigo Borges, Ronaldo Morita and Mario Letelier.

It is currently ranked 1,313th globally and 37th in Brazil according to Alexa.com.[1]

In July 2006, Buscapé merged with the Rio de Janeiro-based competitor Bondfaro.

In September 2009, Naspers acquired a 91% stake in Buscapé.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Alexa.com/siteinfo/buscape.com.br
  2. ^ "Naspers Buys Brazil's BuscaPe.com for $342 Million". Bloomberg.com. 2009-09-29.