The largest country in South America, Brazil is one of the most promising emerging economies for the next decades, besides Russia, India and China (“BRIC”).

Many aspects qualify Brazil as an interesting option for Technology Offshore Outsourcing:

Professional Resources

Brazil IT professionals in Brazil are close to 220,000, with 25,000 graduates from Universities entering the job market every year.

High productivity, creativity, flexibility and pro-active attitude are some of the qualities of the IT professionals.

São Paulo / Campinas are big IT Centers, with many Development Centers of multinational companies.

Language

Portuguese is the official language in Brazil, and English is the first foreign language.

Cultural Compatibility

Brazil received immigrants from many different parts of the world. The result is a big cultural diversity (as seen in the picture on left). Business practices have influence from the U.S. and Europe.

Infrastructure

South America's largest telecommunications market, with more than 40 million fixed subscribers and over 100 million mobile subscribers, in a population of 187 million.

Brazil has an installed capacity of 88.7 GW.

Cost

Brazil has the lowest salary rates among nearshore providers in the Americas.

Relatively low wages, coupled with productivity and other positive characteristics, highlight Brazil’s cost-effectiveness as a nearshore location.

Political and Economic Environment

Democracy with direct elections, stable economy and controlled inflation.