Economy in Brazil: Four in ten Brazilians default their loan payments
According to SPC Brazil and CNDL, there are 55.3 million Brazilians in debt. In April/2015, the number of borrowers rose by 3.77%, added retailers.
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Internet in Brazil: 11.5% of households access the Internet only by phone or tablet
Out of the online homes, 88% used the computer to access the network; 53.6% used mobile phones; and 17.2%, tablets. According to IBGE, 7.1 million homes have tablets and 5.4 million of them were used to get on the internet in 2013 […]
Internet in Brazil: Amazon starts selling books with a catalog of 150,000 titles
Just over six months after entering the e-commerce space of other physical goods through internet in Brazil, Amazon will soon begin to sell books, making its debut in the country in the segment that Amazon has revolutionize the way business is done […]
Economy in Brazil: nearly 7000 new super rich in 2013
In Brazil, the number of super-rich has increased in 7000, up 4.1% to 172,000. The country, however, has dropped two places to 13th in number of rich people […]
Mobile Devices in Brazil: Smartphones are now three out of four phones
In the first five months of 2014, 28.2 million mobile phones were sold, an increase of 8% over the same period of 2013 — according to the data collected by IDC and analyzed by Abinee […]
Economy in Brazil: Real turns 20 with loss of 80% of its value
The currency completes two decades of use in Brazil: purchasing power of Brazilians rose, but inflation still erodes income.
Guide advises investors on Brazilian Culture and Market
Interested in starting a company in Brazil? Here is a an excellent 15-min guide — put together by the World Startup Wiki — for everything you need to know to get started […]
Internet in Brazil: access on mobile devices doubles in 2 years
The number of Brazilians who access the internet on the small screen of the cell reached 52.5 million people, according to the ICT Households survey: this means that 31% of Brazilians ages 10 or older connect through the mobile device, double what it was two years ago. In 2011, there were only 15%.
Internet in Brazil: lagging behind in the “Internet World Cup”
Brazil has the ninth worst average internet speed among 32 countries that are participating in the World Cup, according to a survey of Globo’s G1 with data provided by the infrastructure company Akamai network […]
Economy in Brazil: Most consumers believe the economy will get worse after the World Cup
For 52%, the perception is that the Brazilian economy will get worse, according to research from Boa Vista SCPC, released recently […]
