Lojas Americanas is a Brazilian retail chain founded in 1929 in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, by Austrian Max Landesmann and Americans John Lee, Glen Matson, James Marshall and Batson Borger. Currently, the company has 680 stores in 24 Brazilian states and in the Brasília-area Federal District.
[Americanas.JPG|thumb|left|210px|Lojas Americanas in Recife]. Wikipedia