Born November 3, 1957, the son of Eliezer Batista da Silva (a well respected Brazilian government official and the then head of one of the world's largest mining companies Companhia Vale do Rio Doce - now Vale), Eike Batista now owns businesses in the oil, water and steel sectors. One of the first jobs Eike Batista took up was gold trading, after which he indulged in gold mining in the Amazon. The dense rainforests presented many dangers, and there was a time when his life was in grave danger. Fortunately, Batista fled away in his small plane with his two bodyguards and gold dust worth $200,000.
Brazil's richest and most influential businessman studied metallurgical engineering from the University of Aahen. As his stature grew, so did the number of gold mines that came under his management- from Russia to Argentina, Batista was carving a niche for himself. He also made headlines when his oil exploration findings off the coast of Brazil paid very rich dividends and made the nation one of the most promising countries as far the discovery of abundant oil is concerned.
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