guaraná antarctica is one of the major exporters of guaraná soda and has franchises worldwide since 1996 including but not limited to portugal, japan, china and the us - the drink itself can also be found in argentina, the united states, as well as some countries in europe and asia.

jesus died in 1963, but his family continued to manufacture his drink until 1980 when they sold the rights to the companhia maranhense de refrigerantes, who in turn sold them to coca-cola in 2001.