▁the ▁largest ▁ten ▁companies ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁A BR AS ▁ranking ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁largest ▁five ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁national ▁stock ▁capital , ▁employ ing ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 . 5 0 0 ▁workers . ▁ ▁Br ands ▁ ▁E pa ▁Super mer c ados ▁This ▁network ▁oper ates ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Min as ▁G era is , ▁using ▁a ▁total ▁sales ▁area ▁of ▁ 6 0 , 4 2 0 ▁square ▁meters ▁( 6 4 5 , 8 0 0 ▁sq . ▁ft .) ▁serving ▁ 3 , 0 4 6 , 0 0 0 ▁consum ers ▁/ ▁month ; ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Esp ir ito ▁Santo ▁the ▁network ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁sales ▁area ▁of ▁ 3 3 , 5 7 2 ▁square ▁meters ▁( 3 5 5 , 2 0 0 ▁sq . ▁ft .) ▁and ▁a ▁flow ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 3 9 , 0 0 0 ▁consum ers ▁/ ▁month . ▁The ▁sh ops ▁are ▁medium - size ▁stores , ▁s elling ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁divers ified ▁levels ▁of ▁customers . ▁E PA ▁concentr ates ▁on ▁the ▁economic ▁classes ▁C , ▁D ▁and ▁E , ▁being ▁the ▁oldest ▁ret ail ▁trade ▁mark ▁of ▁D MA ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Min as ▁G era is , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁E PA ▁currently ▁own s ▁ 7 7 ▁sales ▁out lets