| Euromoney’s 2009 best managed companies in Latin America | |
| Petrobras makes the most of a special situation | |
| Award winners | |
| Highest standard of corporate governance | Most convincing and coherent business strategy |
| Most improved | Most transparent accounts |
| Most accessible senior management | Most useful and informative website |
| Best small company | Most convincing and coherent by country |
| Most convincing and coherent by sector | Best corporate governance by country |
| Methodology | |
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Euromoney’s Latin American company ranking is based on a survey of market analysts at banks and research institutes in Latin America. |
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| No. of companies cited: 126 | |||||
| 2009 | 2008 | Firm | Score | Country | Sector |
| 1 | 1 | Vale (CVRD) | 4.0% | Brazil | Metals and mining |
| 2= | Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile | 2.8% | Chile | Metals and mining | |
| 2= | Usiminas | 2.8% | Brazil | Iron and steel | |
| 4 | Ecopetrol | 2.2% | Colombia | Oil and gas | |
| 5 | Unibanco | 2.1% | Brazil | Banking and finance | |