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 Posted: Tue, 30th Apr 2013 05:36 Post subject: Why everything costs so much in Brazil |
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It's a long article, but IMO it explains really well what's going on in the brazilian economy nowadays. Everything is very expensive (many things cost more here than in Oslo, NY, Tokyo or Zurich), but average income is ridiculously low (minimum wage is 260 euros, and we still have 40 million people earning less than 40 euros a month).
Our industry sucks and lacks investment (owners prefer to pocket the profits instead of investing on R&D), taxes are on par with Scandinavian levels (while public services are more like in Africa), interest rates are absurd (like 10x higher than in most countries) and profit margins are very high. And then there's the infamous corruption, crime rates, lack of railroads and decent roads, etc., etc.
| Quote: | The cost of a square meter in the cities of São Paulo and Rio is already among the highest in the world. And in the more upscale neighborhoods, Big Brother will no longer cut it: a 100 m² apartment in Leblon (Rio) will set you back exactly what you would pay in Paris – R$ 2 million. Penthouses are already being advertised for R$ 20 or 30 million.
And on the streets, the same law applies. The Brazilian Big Mac is the world’s fifth most expensive. While the inhabitants of Tokyo pay the equivalent of R$ 7 for one, here in Brazil we have to fork out R$ 11.25—and Japan is not exactly a country known for its low cost of living. In Paris, also absent from the list of the planet’s most affordable cities, you will pay R$ 25 for a leg of duck, at Chartier, a renowned restaurant in the city’s most charming neighborhood, Montmartre. Here in not-quite-so-charming São Paulo, the same piece of duck can cost you up to R$ 70—but this is no super-duck, it hasn’t flown all the way from Montmartre to Vila Madalena.
Let’s take a look at another bird: poultry. Chickens do fly. Not all the way to Europe, though. They sail there—frozen, inside container ships. From here to Europe. Brazil’s poultry population is virtually the same as China’s human population (1.26 billion, according to official statistics office IBGE). Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of chicken. After slaughter, some of the flock finds its way to Germany. Some of our feathered friends may end up at Görlitzer Park, where Berliners queue up to buy halbhähnchen (half-chickens). With French fries, R$ 9.50. But in Brazil half a chicken costs nearly R$ 20. And don’t expect French fries.
It’s not only the chicken that we ship out that is sold cheaper overseas. We also export cars. A VW Gol leaves the factory in São Bernardo do Campo (SP) and embarks on a cargo ship to Mexico. Over there, the basic version is a 1.6-liter four-door air-conditioned model. A Gol like that costs R$ 37,000. Doña Florinda and Professor Girafalde (from kids’ sitcom El Chavo) will hand over R$ 23,000 for the same “Nuevo Gol”. And if their friend Quico throws a tantrum and demands a cooler set of wheels, he might set his sights on a Camaro. It would cost him R$ 65,000. To buy it in Brazil would cost R$ 190,000. He could pocket the difference and spend sixteen months at the Las Brisas Acapulco, one of Mexico’s plushest hotels.
But wait till you see the difference between really expensive car: the classiest convertible ever built will come onto the Brazil market in 2013. The Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster. Its price tag here is likely to be as long as its name: R$ 3,000,000. At least three Brazilians have already booked theirs. Hey there, Eike Batista: hold your horses and spend the same R$ 3 million in the United States—you can take home a helicopter, buy an apartment in Manhattan and still have enough left over for the very same Lamborghini! Would you believe it!
And how about an apartment in São Paulo’s swanky Jardins neighborhood then, a snip at R$ 30 million? Five suites, room for eight cars in the garage… Wow. For that money you can buy a chateau in France (R$ 14.4 million), a quinta in Portugal (R$ 8.6 million), a farm in Italy (R$ 3.4 million), a penthouse on the Spanish coast (R$ 2.2 million) and a chalet in the Alps (R$ 1.4 million). With enough left over for a snack. Better still if it’s a Big Mac. (Costs less in all these countries).
Come to think of it that’s exactly what Brazilians have been doing: spending their money in other countries. You know: i-Pads, baby trousseaus, make up… Everyone comes back fully laden. The shop assistants in Miami already speak better Portuguese than we do. Which is hardly surprising: the money Brazilians spend overseas is the fastest-growing economic factor in the country. Our GDP is bogged down, but the amount of cash we spend overseas is soaring sky-high. We spent US$ 10.9 billion in 2009. The latest figures are US$ 22 billion. That’s a growth of 19.5% per year. In the same period, GDP grew only 2.7% per year. In other words, we are consuming other people’s GDP, since our own is way too expensive. But why is it way too expensive? Because Brazil won the lottery (or Mega-Sena as it’s called). And is squandering all its winnings in the bar.
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I feel for you, meanwhile in this shit hole, a senator just bought a 2013 Lexus LX 570, value declared on customs 149,000 US$
A poor country indeed, poor me, fuck me.
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Protest like you have never protested before in the millions is the only way to stop these corrupt mo fos and sling the lot in prison for the rest of there sleezy lives.
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