Why Is Everything So Expensive In Brazil?: Million dollar condos, $50,000 clunkers, $30 cheese pizza. How did Brazilian prices go bananas

Brazil has become one of the most expensive countries in the world. It´s the fault of the ramshackle infrastructure in a country as vast as its bureaucracy, a nation that has grown rich without investing in its own growth. It’s the fault of the government, and of industry. And it’s Brazilians fault too. In this piece you can see why.This article was first published by the Brazilian magazine Superinteressante, and inspired similar pieces at The New York Times and The Economist.