Start the Week #16: Sul America, cyber defense
It’s Monday again. But at least the sun is still shining over São Paulo, even in mid-winter it’s just right for wearing a T-shirt and working in the park. Something unimaginable in a European winter....
View ArticleIt’s time to reconsider Brazil for contact centers
The contact center industry in Brazil has become increasingly introspective over the past few years. The Brazilian economy continues to grow, unlike the malaise of the EU and US, and that means...
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English training for techies is in the cloud
IT Decisions has commented in the past on the difficulties faced by IT professionals in Brazil who want to learn, or improve, their English language skills – though given the growth of the IT industry...
View ArticleTranslating IT content is no easy task
Kleber Pedroso is an experienced English translator and language coach for Brazilian IT professionals. In his latest guest post for IT Decisions, he comments on the difficulties involved in translating...
View ArticleBrazil IT needs more foreigners
I have been browsing the discussion boards on LinkedIn recently, looking at what people in the Brazilian IT industry are saying they think is needed to improve things here. One online proposal caught...
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State of Brazil IT: English for tech professionals
With The Economist in Brazil this week focused on where Brazil is heading in the next decade, IT Decisions is commenting on a series of points raised during discussions in our LinkedIn forum. This...
View ArticleState of Brazil IT: What does Brazil IT need?
With The Economist in Brazil this week focused on where Brazil is heading in the next decade, IT Decisions is commenting on a series of points raised during discussions in our LinkedIn forum. This...
View ArticleA foreigner’s Portuguese language journey
I arrived in Brazil earlier this year and knew that I would need to use Portuguese to survive here, but my attempts to learn the language while I was still living in London were beset with problems....
View ArticleIs English essential for IT professionals?
The use of English is a topic we have returned to often at IT Decisions. Brazil doesn’t use English as a first language, but the international IT industry does – even programming languages use keywords...
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Poll results: English in Brazil IT
The IT Decisions LinkedIn group recently asked readers a question related to the use of English in the IT industry in Brazil: How important are English skills to IT professionals in Brazil? We checked...
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