disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁D MA ▁Dist rib uid ora ▁is ▁the ▁sevent h ▁ ▁largest ▁super market ▁chain ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁both ▁in ▁number ▁of ▁stores ▁and ▁value ▁of ▁sales , ▁and ▁are ▁the ▁largest ▁Brazil ian ▁gro c ery ▁store ▁chain ▁without ▁foreign ▁participation ▁in ▁their ▁capital . ▁D MA ▁Dist rib uid ora ▁is ▁the ▁ 2 3 0 th ▁largest ▁overall ▁company ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁Bel o ▁Hor iz onte , ▁Min as ▁G era is . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁market ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Min as ▁G era is ▁( B raz il ' s ▁second ▁largest ▁state ▁by ▁population ) ▁and ▁Esp ir ito ▁Santo . ▁Its ▁position ▁among ▁the ▁largest ▁gro c ery ▁ch ains ▁is ▁d uly ▁recognized ▁by ▁its ▁loyal ▁customers . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁ 9 1 ▁stores ▁brand ed ▁as ▁E pa ▁Super mer c ados , ▁Mart plus ▁and ▁Vi ab ras il . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁super market ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁in ▁Bel o ▁Hor iz onte . ▁The ▁company ▁becomes ▁then ▁a ▁joint ▁stock ▁corpor ation ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁E pa ▁Super mer c ados , ▁Inc ., ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁there after ▁a ▁remarkable ▁expansion ▁period . ▁ ▁The ▁company , ▁as ▁of ▁its ▁foundation , ▁has ▁been ▁focused ▁on ▁customers ▁from ▁the ▁economic ▁consumer ▁classes ▁C , ▁D ▁and ▁E . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ,