Though classified as a Third World country, Brazil displays a depth and range of industrialization that many other Third World countries – except perhaps China – simply cannot match.
For instance, Brazil is the only Third World country to be a major exporter of aircraft, an industry completely dominated by developed nations.
The number of phone lines per 1000 population in Brazil is 430; it is 330 in China and 50 in India. The number of personal computers per 1000 population is 75 in Brazil, 19 in China and a mere six in India. In Brazil, manufacturing contributes more than 45% to the GDP; it is just about 25% in India.
Reformist policies adopted by successive regimes since the mid-1990s have transformed Brazil’s industrial sector.
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