With great sadness we announce the passing of Mr. Joseph Y. Safra
Basel, 10 December 2020
It is with great sadness that we announce the death, on this date, of Mr. Joseph Y. Safra, at the age of
82, of natural causes.
Mr. Safra was born in 1938 in Lebanon and immigrated to Brazil in the 60’s continuing his father’s
business and building the solid foundations of the J. Safra Group.
In 1969, he married Vicky Sarfaty, with whom he had 4 children and 14 grandchildren. A very
affectionate husband and...