2.0.0.10 false Note 1 - The Company and its Operations 00900 - Disclosure - Note 1 - The Company and its Operations true false false false 1 usd $ false false Dollars Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] 0 pbra_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstract pbra false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false No definition available. false 3 Note 1 - The Company and its Operations 1 pbra_TheCompanyAndItsOperationsTextBlock pbra false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and its Operations</b></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Petr&#243;leo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is Brazil&#146;s national oil company and, directly or through its subsidiaries (collectively, &#147;Petrobras&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;), is engaged in the exploration, exploitation and production of oil from reservoir wells, shale and other rocks, and in the refining, processing, trade and transport of oil and oil products, natural gas and other fluid hydrocarbons, in addition to other energy related activities. Additionally, Petrobras may promote the research, development, production, transport, distribution and marketing of all sectors of energy, as well as other related or similar activities.</p> 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and its Operations Petr&#243;leo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is Brazil&#146;s national oil company and, directly or through its false false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true