Name Elie Horn | ||
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Education Mackenzie Presbyterian University | ||
Children Efraim Horn, Raphael Horn |
Simplicidade que vai longe com elie horn
Elie (Eli) Horn (born in 1944) is a Brazilian-Jewish businessman and philanthropist operating in Brazil, and president of Cyrela Brazil Realty. As of 2010 he is reported to have a net worth of $2.2 billion.
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- Simplicidade que vai longe com elie horn
- Mr elie horn addressing the olami conference july 2014
- Biography
- Cyrela Brazil Realty
- Business philosophy and achievements
- Philanthropy
- References

Mr elie horn addressing the olami conference july 2014
Biography

Elie Horn was to a Jewish family in Aleppo (then under the French Mandate for Syria). His family emigrated to Brazil when he was 11. As a teenager, he began working with his brother, Joe Horn, in developing the city of São Paulo, gaining experience in real estate. Horn received a degree in law from Mackenzie University. In 1962, he founded his own company, Cyrela, and built it into the largest publicly traded developer of high-end residential buildings in Brazil.

Since 2006, Horn has been on the list of Forbes billionaires.
Cyrela Brazil Realty
Horn is a controlling shareholder in Cyrela Brazil Realty is a developer and builder of real estate located in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. It operates in 17 states and 66 cities in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. The company has existed for 50 years and has over 8,000 clients.

Horn is chairman of Cyrela's board of directors and chief executive officer. Serving in both capacities since the incorporation of Brazil Realty in 1994. Horn is founding partner and president of Cyrela since 1978.
Business philosophy and achievements
Horn is described by Forbes as a:
"Real estate magnate founded Cyrela Brazil Realty in 1978; built it into largest developer of high-end residential buildings in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Later expanded by inking development deals with partners in various regions of Brazil. Horn also owns slice of agricultural investor BrasilAgro. A low-profile man known for giving 20% of his earnings to charity reportedly told Brazilian press he plans to give away most of his fortune at his death. In 2008 told Wharton: 'My history is to make money when there is a boom, not when there is a crisis.'"Philanthropy
In 2015, He and his wife Susy signed Warren Buffett's The Giving Pledge, pledging to donate more than half their wealth over their lifetime to charitable causes. Elie was the first Brazilian to do so.