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Brazilians hitchhike on information highway

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Miami Herald; By JACK CHANG
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RIO DE JANEIRO - Although Brazilians live with Third World levels of poverty and violence, they are emerging as trailblazers in the kind of high technology that is propelling First World economies. Fields such as open-source software, online banking and social networks are finding a welcome home in this nation of more than 180 million people. So are legions of sophisticated hackers who regularly make international headlines with their exploits. That combination of high-tech savvy and lawlessness has pushed Brazil to the front line of some of the day's hottest technology debates, such as those over intellectual property

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