FWP
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statements Nos. 333-139459 and 333139459-01
Relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated
February 4, 2009
Pricing Term Sheet
A preliminary prospectus supplement of Petrobras International Finance Company accompanies this free writing prospectus and is available from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
     
Issuer:  
Petrobras International Finance Company
   
 
Guarantor:  
Unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — PETROBRAS
   
 
Form:  
Senior Unsecured Notes
   
 
Offering:  
SEC-Registered
   
 
Ratings:1  
Baa1/BBB/BBB (Stable/Stable/Stable)
   
 
Currency:  
U.S. Dollars
   
 
Principal Amount:  
$1,500,000,000
   
 
Maturity:  
March 15, 2019
   
 
Coupon Rate:  
7.875%
   
 
Interest Basis:  
Payable semi-annually in arrears
   
 
Day Count:  
30/360
   
 
Interest Payment Dates:  
March 15 and September 15
   
 
First Interest Payment Date:  
September 15, 2009 (long first coupon)
   
 
Gross Proceeds:  
$1,474,245,000
   
 
Issue Price:  
98.283%
   
 
Benchmark Treasury:  
UST 3.75% due November 15, 2018
   
 
Benchmark Treasury Spot and Yield:  
106-26+, 2.941%
   
 
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:  
+518.40 bps
   
 
Yield:  
8.125%
   
 
Make-Whole Call Spread:  
+50 bps

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Pricing Date:  
February 4, 2009
   
 
Settlement Date:  
February 11, 2009 (T+5)
   
 
Listing:  
New York Stock Exchange
   
 
Denominations:  
$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof
   
 
CUSIP:  
71645W AN1
   
 
ISIN:  
US71645WAN11
   
 
Common Code:  
TBD
   
 
Joint Bookrunners:  
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Santander Investment Securities Inc.
   
 
Co-Managers:  
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
BB Securities Limited
 
1   The security ratings above are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the securities offered hereby. The ratings may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch Ratings. Each of the security ratings above should be evaluated independently of any other security rating.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus or any prospectus supplement for this offering if you request it by calling HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. collect at 1-212-525-4102, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at 1-212-834-4307 or Santander Investment Securities Inc. at 1-212-407-0995.

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