PlayStation4 will cost 2,000 dollars in Brazil

Foxconn has a number of factories there now.

A friend of mine sometimes goes to the US, buys some nice used guitars that he knows are of good value, and sells them when he returns to Brazil, and usually it pays for the trip.

forgot to add: I almost never buy my computer/electronic stuff here. I just order online from the US and sometimes pay customs (it's still cheaper most of the time)

I have heard that in VZ, automobiles _appreciate_ in value... due to import restrictions, taxes, etc.

Just a little correction, the plural of Real is Reais, and not 'reals'.

Depending on where you live, though, a minimum wage sallary is not a realistic measure of poor people's income. Living in São Paulo for about 6 years now, I've yet to find someone who makes minimum wage. The janitor who cleans my building makes about twice that amount. I think minimum wage is more common in interior cities and in the northern states. And yes, the contrast between rich and poor is too high. We've thought about moving to Europe, but I think I'll miss the sun too much... I know it sounds silly, but I'm just about to leave São Paulo for its crappy weather, which isn't even that crappy (I can sunbathe in my living room during all winter).

Whichever hacked first will be one sold most in Brazil. I suspect that will be xbone.

As a Brazilian, I see these factors (not only for PS4, but for all imported items and some domestically manufactured too):

- Insane taxation ('nuff said);

- Primitive transport infrastructure (bad roads, don't ever try to put something expensive into the postal system (it will be destroyed by mishandling or simply stolen), etc.)

- Dysfunctional economy (change rates float wildly, government manipulation, etc.).

- Inefficient and corrupt bureaucracy (Trying to open a company? Good luck. Trying to close it? Prepare for a nightmare. Needing a permit? Sit and wait, but some public servants may ask money to "speed the things up");

- People are used to pay insane prices for a lot of items (electronic devices, cars, faucets and other bathroom metals (seriously), a housing bubble building up for some years, etc.). This is a major factor, btw. Even there is no real reason for keeping the prices high, they don't fall because people still paying.

Def. not high wages. As somebody pointed out above, the minimum wage in Brazil is about R$650 (about US$300). These high prices are caused by very high import taxes.