<P> In 2004, Walmart bought the 118 stores in the Bompreço supermarket chain in northeastern Brazil . In late 2005, it took control of the Brazilian operations of Sonae Distribution Group through its new subsidiary, WMS Supermercados do Brasil, thus acquiring control of the Nacional and Mercadorama supermarket chains, the leaders in the Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná states, respectively . None of these stores were rebranded . As of January 2014, Walmart operated 61 Super-Bompreço stores, 39 Hiper - Bompreço stores . It also ran 57 Walmart Supercenters, 27 Sam's Clubs, and 174 Todo Dia stores . With the acquisition of Bompreço and Sonae, by 2010, Walmart was the third - largest supermarket chain in Brazil, behind Carrefour and Pão de Açúcar . Walmart Brasil, the operating company, has its head office in Barueri, São Paulo State, and regional offices in Curitiba, Paraná; Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul; Recife, Pernambuco; and Salvador, Bahia . As of October 31, 2017, Walmart Brasil operates 485 stores under the banners Todo Dia (144 locations), Naconial (Sonae) (51 locations), Supermarket (Bompreço) (59 locations), Walmart Supercenter (54 locations), Maxxi Atacado (Sonae) (44 locations), BIG (Sonae) (37 locations), Hypermarket (Bompreço) (38 locations), Sam's Club (27 locations), Mercadorama (Sonae) (10 locations), Walmart Posto (Gas Station) (14 locations), Supermercado Todo Dia (3 locations), and Hiper Todo Dia (4 locations). </P> <P> Walmart also owns 51 percent of the Central American Retail Holding Company (CARHCO), which, as of October 31, 2017, consists of 232 stores in Guatemala (under the Paiz (26 locations), Walmart Supercenter (10 locations), Despensa Familiar (153 locations), and Maxi Dispensa (35 locations) banners), 91 stores in El Salvador (under the Despensa Familiar (60 locations), La Despensa de Don Juan (17 locations), Walmart Supercenter (4 locations), and Maxi Despensa (10 locations) banners), 101 stores in Honduras (including the Paiz (8 locations), Walmart Supercenter (3 locations), Dispensa Familiar (66 locations), and Maxi Despensa (24 locations) banners), 95 stores in Nicaragua (including the Pali (67 locations), La Unión (8 locations), Maxi Pali (19 locations), and Walmart Supercenter (1 location) banners), and 244 stores in Costa Rica (including the Maxi Pali (39 locations), Mas X Menos (35 locations), Walmart Supercenter (10 locations), and Pali (160 locations) banners). </P> <P> In January 2009, the company acquired a controlling interest in the largest grocer in Chile, Distribución y Servicio D&S SA . In 2010, the company was renamed Walmart Chile . As of October 31, 2017, Walmart Chile operates 371 stores under the banners Lider Hiper (85 locations), Lider Express (84 locations), Superbodega Acuenta (110 locations), Ekono (88 locations), and Central Mayorista (4 locations). </P> <P> As of October 31, 2017, Walmart's Mexico division, the largest outside the U.S., consisted of 2,317 stores . Walmart in Mexico operates Walmart Supercenter (266 locations), Sam's Club (161 locations), Bodega Aurrera (496 locations), Mi Bodega Aurrera (335 locations), Bodega Aurrera Express (954 locations), Superama (95 locations), and Medimart Farmacia de Walmart (10 locations). </P>

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