I saw that, even from the very beginning of this talk, tik tok CEO said they would never sell the business to an USA organization, because they don't want it's tech on their hands.
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entrepreneurs> as a few friends mentioned here, there is a lot of good developers here in Brazil and from the buying power (USD > BRL) it's way cheaper to hire and contract the same level of professionals here.
The same point of view goes to investing, buying power with the current conversion rate it's very welcoming to invest in Brazil, from real state, to tech. FYI :P
From my point of view as a 33 yo Brazilian, we have a lot of natural resources, huge domestic market, a lot of talents.
We're talking about ~210 million people. We're just below USA in population in the American continent.
It's good for countries like USA to look after us, i believe we will eventually grow, we're still a babe democracy, the military dictatorship ended on the 80's.
So we still have a long way to go but we will get there. Brazil is one of the main SOY and Meat exporter. We're evolving greatly on the tech business preparing the man labor and launching startups on the market.
So yeah, keep a look out for us and let's grow together as entrepeneurs.
Manaus is an eletronics manufacturer for brands such as Samsung, LG, Panasonic and other big corporates, that is why Brazil taxes imports. To protect the local market otherwise people will buy ar conditioning and tx on amazon and aliexpress for example.
The roads are the tip of iceberg, as a Amazon Rainforest Native the forest claims the road back to itself after only a few months. The majority of illegal logging is transported by ferries.
Yes i get your point and i also see this as a cascade effect, there are things been swiped under the carpet for a long time and the results it's this mess we're seeing.
What should we do a community? Sometimes i think of preparing for a apocalipse and sometimes i think about doing something to change that from a entrepreneur point of view. LOL
Very well put, there is no other way to get to some places in the rainforest if not by the river. The river are our ROADS, to get food, supplies, and other issues to the people in the amazon.
With this drought people are lacking of supplies and even dying by not being able to get to the doctor or nearby hospital.