Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1957110 Prof. Dr. Alexandre Di Miceli da Silveira University of Sao Paulo Brazil® November, 2011 Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance in Brazil Alexandre Di Miceli da Silveira, PhD Professor of Finance School of Economics, Business and Accounting, University of Sao Paulo (FEA-USP) www.fea.usp.br Director of the Brazilian Society of Finance www.sbfin.org.br Papers available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/author=443083 1