FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of January, 2021

           Brazilian Distribution Company           
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

Av. Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio,
3142 São Paulo, SP 01402-901
     Brazil     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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101 (b) (1)):

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101 (b) (7)):

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COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO

PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY AND AUTHORIZED COMPANY

CNPJ/ME No. 47.508.411/0001-56

NIRE 35.300.089.901

EXTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HELD ON JANUARY 15, 2021

1.       DATE, TIME AND PLACE: on January 15, 2021, at 06:00 p.m., at the head offices of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“Company”), at Avenida Brigadeiro Luís Antônio, No. 3.142, City and State of São Paulo.

2.       CONDUCTION OF THE MEETING: Chairman: Mr. Arnaud Daniel Charles Walter Joachim Strasser; Secretary: Mrs. Aline Pacheco Pelucio.

3.       CALL TO ORDER AND ATTENDANCE: The call was waived pursuant to paragraphs first and second of article 14 of the Company’s Bylaws and articles 7 and 8 of the Internal Regulation of the Company’s Board of Directors. Were present all of the members of the Board of Directors, namely, Messrs. Arnaud Daniel Charles Walter Joachim Strasser, Jean-Charles Henri Naouri, Ronaldo Iabrudi dos Santos Pereira, Christophe Hidalgo, Eleazar de Carvalho Filho, Hervé Daudin, Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves, Rafael Russowsky and Renan Bergmann

4.       AGENDA: Analysis and decision about the election of the Board of Directors´ member to compound the advisory committees to the Board.

5.       RESOLUTIONS: Starting the work, Messrs. Counselors took the following resolutions, unanimously and without reservations:

5.1       Analysis and deliberation on the election of the members of the Company's Board of Directors for the composition of the Company's Board Advisory Committees: after presenting the presentation of the proposal for the election of the members of the Advisory Committees of the Board of Directors, the members of the Board of Directors resolved elect, for a term connected to the term of office of the Board of Directors, the following members: (i) Financial Committee: (a) Eleazar Carvalho Filho, for the position of Chairman of the Committee, (b) Arnaud Daniel Charles Walter Joachim Strasser, (c) Christophe Hidalgo, (d) Hervé Daudin; and (e) Renan Bergmann; (ii) Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee: (a) Arnaud Daniel Charles Walter Joachim Strasser, for the position of Chairman of the Committee, (b) Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves, (c) Rafael Russowsky, and (d) Ronaldo Iabrudi dos Santos Pereira; (iii) Audit Committee: (a) Eleazar Carvalho Filho, for the position of Coordinator of the Committee, (b) Christophe Hidalgo, (c) Fernando Dal-Ri Múrcia, (d) Gisélia da Silva, (e) Renan Bergmann; (iv) Sustainability and Diversity Committee: (a) Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves, for the position of Chairman of the Committee, (b) Arnaud Daniel Charles Walter Joachim Strasser, (c) Hélio Mattar, (d) Rafael Russowsky, and (e) Ronaldo Iabrudi dos Santos Pereira; and (v) Innovation and Digital Transformation Committee: (i) Ronaldo Iabrudi dos Santos Pereira, for the position of Chairman of the Committee, (ii) Christophe Hidalgo, (iii) Jorge Faiçal, (iv) Paul Sangeet Choudary and (v) Rafael Russowsky.

6.       APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE OF THESE MINUTES: As there were no further matters to be addressed, the meeting was adjourned so that these minutes were drawn up. Then the meeting was resumed and these minutes were read and agreed to, having been undersigned by all attending persons. São Paulo, January 14, 2021. Chairman: Mr. Arnaud Daniel Charles Walter Joachim Strasser; Secretary: Mrs. Aline Pacheco Pelucio. Members of the Board of Directors who were present: Messrs. Arnaud Daniel Charles Walter Joachim Strasser, Jean-Charles Henri Naouri, Ronaldo Iabrudi dos Santos Pereira, Christophe Hidalgo, Eleazar de Carvalho Filho, Hervé Daudin, Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves Rafael Russowsky and Renan Bergmann.

I hereby certify, for due purposes, that this is an extract of the minutes registered in the relevant corporate book, in accordance with Article 130, paragraph 3, of Law No. 6.404/76 as amended.

SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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