Actually I think that a locality and a country are quite different. If instead the comment was "these both come out of Brasilia" then there's perhaps some sense - one might think that perhaps there is some local culture that's aiding this sort of development or that there might be a local initiative that's helping to create a tech hub of sorts [but it could of course just be serendipity]. But just having a country in common - suppose one main developer is in a favela using a XO laptop and another is in a high class penthouse apartment, what's the link then, why does them being in the same country mean anything, they might not even talk the same language or have the same ethnicity.

Some interesting thoughts, thanks to all for tolerating my ponderings.