What is Lina Maria Aguiar's Net Worth?
Lina Maria Aguiar is a Brazilian businesswoman with a net worth of $1.5 billion. In 1938, Lina was left in front of a branch of Bradesco Bank as a baby. She was adopted by Amador Aguiar, the bank's founder, who raised her as his daughter. Two years later, Amador adopted her biological sister, Emilia, and renamed her Lia Maria Aguiar. Both sisters are now listed as billionaires due to the vast inheritance from their foster father.
Amador also adopted a third girl, Maria Angela, who did not become a billionaire as she received a smaller share of Bradesco Bank. Most of Amador's fortune was donated to the philanthropic Bradesco Foundation, which he founded in 1956 to improve education in Brazil. The remainder of his fortune led to a fierce court battle between his adopted daughters and his second wife, whom he married a few months before his death. After winning in court, Lina and Lia became billionaires.
