Grupo Odebrecht, S.A., Brazil’s diversified engineering conglomerate with stakes in construction, transport infrastructure and the water sector, became the second largest non-financial private company in the country with sales of Reais 96.9 billion (US$43 billion) in 2013. This was 16% above the previous year and close on the heels of mining group Vale, which had sales of Reais 106.2 billion (US$44 billion.)