Banco Safra is a Brazilian financial services company headquartered in São Paulo.

The Safra family's history in banking originated with caravan trade between Aleppo, Alexandria and Istanbul during the Ottoman Empire.

Most of the Brazilian Sephardic Syrian Jewish community established themselves as retail or wholesale merchants.

[2][3] A full-service commercial bank, Banco Safra S. A. operates in all areas of the financial sector.

The bank is also active in trade finance, asset management and treasury operations.