UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16
OR 15d-16
UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2008
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Commission File Number 1-15106
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Commission File Number
333-14168
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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—
PETROBRAS
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PETROBRAS INTERNATIONAL
FINANCE COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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BRAZILIAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION—
PETROBRAS
(Translation of
registrant’s name into English)
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Not Applicable
(Translation of registrant’s
name into English)
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Avenida República do Chile, 65
20035-900 —
Rio de Janeiro —RJ,
Brazil
(55-21) 3224-4477
(Address of principal executive
offices)
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Anderson Square Building, P.O. Box 714
George Town, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands B.W.I.
(Address of principal executive
offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of
Form 20-F
or
Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
x
Form 40-F
o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K
in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(1):
Note: Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a
Form 6-K
if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the
registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is
incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the
registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules
of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s
securities are traded, as long as the report or other document
is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been
distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if
discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a
Form 6-K
submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing
the information to the Commission pursuant to
Rule 12g3-2(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes
o
No x
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number
assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b):
82- .
This report on
Form 6-K
is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form of F-3 of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. —PETROBRAS
(No. 333-139459)
and Petrobras International Finance Company
(No. 333-139459-01)
and its accompanying prospectus supplement dated as of
January 8, 2008.
Exhibits
Exhibit 5.1 — Opinion of internal counsel to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
Exhibit 5.2 — Opinion of Walkers, Cayman Islands counsel to PifCo and Petrobras
Exhibit 5.3 — Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen
& Hamilton LLP, U.S. counsel to PifCo and Petrobras
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. — PETROBRAS
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By:
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/s/ Almir
Guilherme Barbassa
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Date: January 11, 2008
PETROBRAS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ Sérvio
Túlio da R. Tinoco
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Date: January 11, 2008