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Brazil
Internet Stats and Telecom Market Report
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Brazil is the fifth largest
country in the world, the sixth most populous, and the seventh
country in Internet usage. It is very large and makes up half of
South America. Forests cover 65% of its territory and includes
the world's largest tropical rain forest in the Amazon River
basin. The Amazon River is the world's largest. Brazil is south
of the equator and has mostly a tropical climate. Portuguese is
the official language.
Brazil is a federal republic consisting of twenty-six states, and
one federal district (Brasilia, the capital). Each state is
technically autonomous, with a legislative body and an elected
governor. Voting is universal and compulsory for ages eighteen to
seventy. The presidential term is five years.
Internet Usage
Statistics:
88,494,756 Internet users as of Dec/11, 45.6% of the
population, according to the WB.
Brazil Facebook
Subscribers:
58,565,700 Internet users on Sept 30/2012, 30.2% of the
population, according to Facebook.
Latest Population
Estimate:
193,946,886
population for 2012, according to the IBGE.
Gross National Income:
GNI per capita is
US$ 10,720 (2011) according to World
Bank
Brazil Country
Area and Maps:
8,544,418 sq km - see Brazil
maps.
Brazilian
Statistics and Links:
The Brazilian Institute
of Geography and Statistics - IBGE.
Internet Growth and Population
Statistics:
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YEAR
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Population
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Internet
Users
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% Pen.
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GNI
p.c.
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Usage
Source
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2000
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169,544,443
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5,000,000
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2.9
%
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$
3,570
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ITU
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2005
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184,284,898
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25,900,000
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14.1 %
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$
3,460
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C. I.
Almanac
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2006
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186,771,161
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32,130,000
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17.2 %
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$
3,460
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I. T. U.
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2007
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186,771,161
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42,600,000
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22.8 %
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$
4,730
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I. T. U.
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2008
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196,342,587
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67,510,400
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34.4 %
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$
5,910
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I. T. U.
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2012
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193,946,886
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88,494,756
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45.6 %
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$
10,720
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WB
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Note: GNI is Gross National Income per capita, and corresponds
to
World Bank data in US dollars.
Search Engines and
Directories:
Search Engines in
Brazil.
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Brazilian Internet
Usage, Broadband and Telecommunications Market
Reports
Brazil - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and
Forecasts
Brazil dominates the Latin American Internet market in terms of
user numbers. In terms of penetration, it occupies approximately
the third place, behind Uruguay and Chile and slightly ahead of
Argentina. Since 2002, Brazil has experienced a growing migration
from dial-up to broadband. While virtually all cable TV companies
offer cable modem services, ADSL is the access technology of
choice, accounting for 84% of the country’s broadband
market. Convergence strategies are gaining popularity in Brazil.
With the widespread development of VoIP, more and more companies
are looking to incorporate Internet telephony with their
broadband offerings. In October 2004, TV Cidade and TVA were the
first Brazilian operators to adopt the triple play strategy,
combining VoIP, broadband and pay TV services. Report Summary
Brazil - Fixed-Line Market and Infrastructure -
Overview & Statistics
Fixed-line telephony in Brazil has a relatively low penetration.
Since 2002, it has been stagnant or even decreasing, losing
customers to mobile telephony. Many higher income households have
started to disconnect narrowband lines in favour of a broadband
connection. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services are
growing ever more popular, accounting for 36% of Brazil’s
international calls and causing incumbent operators to lose
revenues. The fixed-line market has been privatised and is open
to competition. There are four major players (Telesp, Telemar,
Brasil Telecom and Embratel) and a large number of smaller
operators. This report provides an overview of Brazil’s
telecom infrastructure, together with profiles of all major and
some minor fixed-line operators, accompanied by relevant
statistics. Report Summary
Brazil - Key Statistics, Telecom Market and Regulatory
Overview
Since mid-2003, the Brazilian telecom market has enjoyed a period
of outstanding growth, led by mobile telephony and broadband.
However, while the mobile and broadband continue to boom, local
fixed-line telephony stagnates, despite low teledensity. As in
most other Latin American countries and despite government
efforts, Brazil’s fixed lines are still dominated by the
incumbents in their respective regions. New entrants,
particularly in the fixed-line sector, still find it hard to
establish a footing. Rules for line sharing were published in May
2004, and were welcomed by companies striving to compete with the
incumbents. In order to promote competition, further changes are
needed in the country’s interconnection policy, local loop
unbundling and number portability. Report Summary
Brazil - Mobile Market - Overview &
Statistics
Mobile telecommunications is an area of huge growth in Brazil.
The number of mobile subscribers passed the number of fixed-line
subscribers in August 2003. GSM has become the preferred network
of choice for Brazilians from all economic groups, ages and
regions. The number of GSM subscribers overtook CDMA in November
2004 and TDMA in January 2005. In June 2005, Brazilian regulator
Anatel announced it may adopt a regulatory framework that would
accelerate the introduction of 3G services, beginning as early as
2006. Accompanied by key market statistics, this report provides
an overview of major developments in the market following the
intensifying of competition, spectrum auctions and the growth of
mobile data technology, including GSM, CDMA2000 1xRTT and
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO. Report Summary
Brazil - Mobile Operators
Brazil is home to the largest mobile market in the region and, at
41.1%, it has the highest rate of mobile penetration in South
America except for neighbouring Chile. The mobile panorama in
Brazil has changed radically since 2001. From a plethora of small
regional companies, the market has consolidated into nine
operators, out of which four hold over 92% of the market.
Brazil’s four major mobile companies are: Vivo
(Telefónica and Portugal Telecom), Claro (América
Móvil), TIM Brasil (Telecom Italia Mobile) and Oi (Telemar).
The latest market entrant is Brasil Telecom Celular, which
launched GSM operations in September 2004. This report provides a
brief profile of all Brazilian mobile operators accompanied by
relevant statistics. Report Summary
Brazil Country
Profile:
Brazil Profile by
the BBC
World Bank News on
Brazil
CIA Factbook on
Brazil
Brazil - The
Economist
Brazil country
briefings from The Economist.
Lanic -
Brazil
Site with links about Brazil, maintained
by the University of Texas at Austin.
Wikipedia about
Brazil
History, politics, geography,
economy and demographics of Brasil.
e-Commerce in
Brazil
Statistics and data about e-commerce
in Brasil (in Portuguese).
Brazil Internet
Usage
Brazilian residential internet
users have nearly double in the last three years. The number of
people with internet access at home reached 35.5 million in June,
almost twice the 18.3 million registered in June 2005, according
to an Ibope/ NetRatings study released July 23, 2008.
The number of active residential users, aka those who used the
internet at home at least once during June, was 22.9 million,
also nearly double the 11.5 million registered in June 2005. The
Brazilian government approved in June, 2005 a law that gave
fiscal incentives to increase the competitiveness in the computer
market, this measure resulted in a surge in computer sales.
On another hand, the average time that Brazilians spend on the
internet per month jumped from 16 hours and 54 minutes in June
2005 to 23 hours and 12 minutes in June 2008, a rise of 39.8
percent. The figure, however, is lower than in May, 2008, when
Brazilians had an average online time of 23 hours and 48 minutes,
but it is enough to maintain Brazil as the world country where
people spend most time surfing the internet at home. By the way,
Germans are the runner-ups spending an average of 20 hours and 11
minutes online per month at home.
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