| When you look around the world for likely
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| | next offshore outsourcing project
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| IT offshore outsourcing destinations you
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| | include:1. Brazil is an $18 billion IT
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| may want to open your view a little to
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| | industry and one of the largest IT
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| the south toward Brazil. Software
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| | industries in the world. It has a large
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| programming is becoming a global
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| | and experienced work force.2. Billing
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| commodity and Brazil offers the clear
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| | rates in Brazil are very competitive.
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| advantage of time zone, easy travel, and
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| | They come in less than Canada and
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| low cost IT professionals. Imagine
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| | slightly more than those of India.3. This
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| skilled English speaking IT professionals
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| | is a highly educated professional work
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| at 50-70% less, working in the same
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| | force. Brazilian Universities are very
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| business day as the Eastern U.S.A. The
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| | competitive to get into and very
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| bill rate may not be as low as India and
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| | inexpensive to stay in. Expect to find
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| China, however, your ability to benefit
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| | professionals with advanced
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| from joint creativity during all parts of
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| | degrees.4. Brazil has 1-3 hours different
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| the development life cycle will far out
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| | in time with U.S. Eastern Standard Time.
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| weigh the difference. Top people in all
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| | Time zones do matter if you are
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| countries seldom work nights. With
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| | traveling or trying to collaborate with
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| Brazil's time zone, the best and
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| | someone long distances away. You can
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| brightest are working in the same work
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| | easily call your Brazilian project team
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| day that you work. Even with well
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| | during your work day.5. English is a very
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| documented requirements, if your team
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| | popular skill and not hard to find with
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| can't communicate often and freely due to
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| | technical professionals in Brazil.
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| time zone, you may not end up with what
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| | English language capability is expected
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| the user really wants?Yes I know, you are
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| | of young and middle aged high tech
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| probably wondering why you seldom hear of
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| | professionals in Brazil.6. Air travel to
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| Brazil. This country hardly ever hits
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| | Brazil is convenient and affordable. Sao
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| the radar when the decision is made to
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| | Paulo is a 10 hour direct flight from
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| start looking offshore. And those U.S.
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| | Atlanta, Ga.7. Good industrial
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| companies that find Brazil seldom flaunt
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| | infrastructure and low cost telephony
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| it, keeping it a best kept secret.
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| | service.8. Brazil has excellent hotels
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| Companies like AGCO, Alcatel, American
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| | and restaurants also at a low
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| Express, Blue Cross Blue Shield,
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| | cost.9. Brazil offers a friendly culture
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| Caterpillar, Citibank, Deutsche Bank and
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| | with similar racial diversities,
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| the list goes on. Brazil unlike India,
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| | religions and family life styles as in
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| has a huge domestic IT market that has
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| | the U.S.A. This similarity facilitates
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| only recently looked offshore for
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| | remote cross cultural team
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| opportunities.One good reason to consider
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| | building.10. Brazilian women play a
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| doing business with Brazil is security.
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| | leadership role in business and in
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| They respect your patent, copyright, and
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| | government. Traveling female executives
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| trade mark under penalty of law.
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| | are no surprise in Brazilian conference
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| Enforcement of intellectual property laws
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| | rooms or leading negotiations.If you
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| should be a major concern of businesses
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| | consider Brazil remember that it is as
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| that venture offshore for IT development.
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| | large as the Continental United States.
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| Brazil has intellectual property
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| | Just as the salaries of IT professionals
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| protection legislation that is
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| | varies between a high in New York and
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| substantially similar to that of the
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| | fall as you travel south, salaries vary
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| United States which should put you at
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| | in Brazil as well. Professionals working
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| ease. Brazil enacted its first
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| | in Sao Paulo or Rio may well garner a
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| intellectual property law in 1887 and has
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| | higher wage than similarly skilled
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| current laws that are in line with
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| | professionals in Curitiba or Belo
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| international standards. Legal penalties
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| | Horizonte. Your business stay in either
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| for infringement can be civil or even
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| | of these smaller cities would be cheaper
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| criminal in Brazil.In today's world, data
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| | and have a comfortable tempo.W. Henry
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| security is very important. Brazil rates
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| | Johns- President
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| better (62)on Transparency
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| | Vision TRE, Inc.
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| International's Corruption Perceptions
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| | Johns has over 25 years of experience
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| Index for 2005 than India (88), Russia
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| | in global project management and is
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| (126), China (78),Saudi Arabia (70), and
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| | currently the President of Vision TRE,
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| the Philippines(117) to name a few.Some
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| | Inc., a Georgia based IT outsourcing
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| other reasons to consider Brazil for your
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| | company.
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