Walther Moreira Salles Junior

Walther Moreira Salles Junior (#821)

Global Rank #821

Country Rank #12

Country Brazil

Walther Moreira Salles Junior is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 5 B
Banking, minerals
Brazil
M
70 Years

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Quick Facts

Global Rank #821

Country Rank #12

Net Worth $5.1B

Previous Worth $5.1B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Brazil

Industry Banking, minerals

Age 70 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of April 30, 2026

Residence Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Citizenship Brazil

World Billionaires List Brazil Billionaires Banking, minerals

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Personal Stats

Age 70

Source Of Wealth Banking, minerals

Residence Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Citizenship Brazil

Marital Status Married

Children 1

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Southern California

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $5.1B

Current Net Worth $5.1B

Worth as of April 30, 2026

About Me

Walther Moreira Salles Junior (also known as Walter Salles) is a Brazilian filmmaker and member of one of Brazil's oldest banking families. His late father, Walther Moreira Salles, was the founder of Unibanco and a former ambassador to the United States. In 2008 Unibanco merged with Itau, then Brazil's second-largest commercial bank, creating Itau-Unibanco, the largest bank in Latin America. Moreira Salles and his three brothers, all billionaires, also own stakes in CBMM, the world's leading supplier of the mineral niobium. Moreira Salles directed more than 20 films, including 'The Motorcycle Diaries' and 1998 Academy Award nominee 'Central Station.'

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#837

Billionaires (2026)

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His screenplay adaptation of Jack Kerouac's book On the Road, with Francis Ford Coppola producing, was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

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Current Net Worth: $5.1B (April 30, 2026)