▁first ▁gas ▁station ▁in ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁( R io ▁Grande ▁do ▁Sul ). ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Brazil ' s ▁President ▁Get ú lio ▁V arg as ▁signed ▁a ▁dec ree ▁which ▁national ized ▁the ▁oil ▁ref ining ▁industry . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁I p ir anga ▁produced ▁sol vent s , ▁as ph alt , ▁lub ric ants ▁and ▁insect ic ides ▁in ▁Brazil ▁to ▁counter ▁import ▁restrictions ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Production ▁stopped ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁began ▁operating ▁units ▁of ▁thermal ▁crack ing , ▁which ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁new ▁fu els . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁I p ir anga ▁split ▁fuel ▁distribution ▁operations ▁into ▁two ▁companies : ▁Dist rib uid ora ▁de ▁Pro d utos ▁de ▁Pet ró le o ▁I p ir anga ▁( DP PI , ▁distribution ▁of ▁pet role um ▁products ) ▁which ▁covered ▁the ▁South ▁Region ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁and ▁Comp anh ia ▁Brasile ira ▁de ▁Pet ró le o ▁I p ir anga ▁( CB PI ), ▁which ▁covered ▁all ▁other ▁regions ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁I p ir anga ▁bought ▁G ulf ▁O il ▁Brazil , ▁and ▁expanded ▁its ▁operations ▁to ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁I p ir anga ▁bought ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁service ▁station ▁network ▁in ▁Brazil ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of