Terra (company)

Terra Networks Brasil, S.A.

Trade name	Terra
Company type	Sociedad Anónima
Industry	Internet
Predecessor	Terra Networks, S.A.
Founded	Madrid, Spain (January 25, 1999 (January 25, 1999))
Founder	Juan Villalonga
Headquarters	Madrid , Spain[1]
Area served	Brazil
Key people	David Giner García (CEO)
Services	Web portal, Internet service provider, Search engine
Parent	Telefónica, S.A.
Website	www.terra.com.br www.terra.com www.terra.com.mx www.terra.cl www.terra.com.co www.terra.us

Terra was a Spanish Internet multinational company owned by Telefónica. It was headquartered in Spain and had offices in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United States and Peru. Part of the Telefónica Group (the former Spanish public telephone monopoly), Terra operated as a web portal or Internet access provider in the United States, Spain and 16 Latin American countries. It was founded in 1999 as Terra Networks, S.A., a publicly traded company with Telefónica as its main shareholder. All outstanding shares were purchased by Telefónica in 2017, making Terra a wholly owned subsidiary.