The formerly state-owned carrier, Varig, is badly run, bankrupt and on the auction block.

FORBES: Stepping South Of The Border

Alexander's, a department store chain that went bankrupt and closed in 1992, owns an entire city block on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

FORBES: Acreage plays

Alexander's, a department store chain that went bankrupt and closed in 1992, owns an entire city block on Manhattan's tony Upper East Side.

FORBES: Acreage plays