NEW YORK 212-530-5000 FAX: 212-530-5219
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FRANKFURT 49-(0)69-71914-3400 FAX: 49-(0)69-71914-3500 | MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOYLLP Rua Colombia, 325 CEP 01438-000 • São Paulo • SP Brazil
TEL: 55-11-3927-7700 FAX: 55-11-3927-7777
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TOKYO 813-5410-2801 FAX: 813-5410-2891
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BY EDGAR AND FACSIMILE
Ms. Lisa Kohl
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-0405
Phone Number: (202) 551-3720
Fax Number: (703) 813-6980
Re: Brazilian Distribution Company
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2010
Commission File No. 001-14626
Dear Ms. Kohl:
Brazilian Distribution Company (the “Company”) has received the Staff’s comment letter dated September 15, 2011 concerning the above-referenced filing on Form 20-F. On behalf of the Company, we hereby confirm our conversation on the date hereof in which the Staff agreed to extend the deadline for submission of the responses by the Company to the Staff to October 7, 2011 from the original date, September 29, 2011.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss any matters relating to the foregoing, please contact me at (011-55-11) 3927-7701.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Andrew B. Jánszky
Andrew B. Jánszky
cc: José Antonio de Almeida Filippo and Vitor Fagá de Almeida – Brazilian Distribution Company
cc: Fabiana Y. Sakai – Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP