Man, Brazil has the same, (outsourcing impact is evident, i work for Brazilian outsourcing companies for long time and really afraid) look this: Just to compare check our USD x BRZ conversion since 2002: 1 USD = 22-10-2002 R$ 3,954 22-10-2003 R$ 2,859 22-10-2004 R$ 2,848 01-08-2005 R$ 2,378 01-08-2006 R$ 2,189 01-08-2007 R$ 1,884

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