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Banco do Brasil S.A. (pronounced [ˈbɐ̃ku du bɾaˈziw], lit. ' Bank of Brazil ') is a Brazilian financial services company headquartered in Brasília, Brazil.The oldest bank in Brazil, and among the oldest banks in continuous operation in the world, it was founded by John VI, King of Portugal, on Wednesday, 12 October 1808.
BB&T sold Liberty Bonds during World War I and grew to have more than $4 million in assets by 1923. BB&T Insurance Services was added in 1922 and a mortgage division was added in 1923. Even though banks across the United States failed as a result of the 1929 Stock Market Crash, BB&T survived; it was the only one to do so in the town of Wilson. [5]