Inheritance
She’s the Guarded Widow Inheriting a $90 Billion Banking Empire
Vicky Safra and her children are now owners of Switzerland’s J. Safra Sarasin and Brazil’s Banco Safra.
Photographer: Bruno Poletti/Folhapress
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Vicky Sarfaty had just turned 17 when she married the man who would become the world’s richest banker.
Five decades later, she’s now the guardian of the vast Safra fortune, built over 180 years across three generations and four continents, making her one of the wealthiest women on the planet.