@Bill4 "Brazil is viewed as an anti-American, possibly pro- terrorist nation."
What?!?!?! No and no.
All of the BRIC countries have pros and cons except Russian which I just wouldn't touch. Not that Russian doesn't have talented people, it does, but the mafia run state makes conducting any sort of legitimate business there difficult. I work with people in all three as part of my job.
India has English going for it. For all of our complaints about Indian phone support, English is so widely spoken in India that it can be considered a primary, not secondary language to most educated indians. Once you adjust to the dialect and remember to strip cultural references, communication isn't bad. There are some cultural differences though, and the infrastructure can be quite poor in places though that is changing.
China has world-class manufacturing as this point, but the cultural and language barriers can be pretty steep from a services standpoint.
Brazil has several things going for it. The proximity and timezone mentioned in the blog are pretty big advantages. Culturally they are really more similiar to the US than any other BRIC country. Verbal communication in my experience is trickier than India, because english is more of a second language. Crime against foreigners is a little more prevalent than India or China.
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