Mexico is now the 12th largest economy in the world

Re:Mexico is now the 12th largest economy in the world by retrac on Sunday December 24, 2023 @09:19PM (#38759039)

Brazil has a large and heavily industrialized economy. It is however radically unequal (even by US terms) which may be why you think the country is poor as a whole. With a GDP of $2 trillion USD the Brazilian economy is comparable to Spain or Korea in size.

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Re:Mexico is now the 12th largest economy in the world by darkwraithcov on Sunday December 24, 2023 @09:28PM (#38759093)

There are cities in Brazil that are relatively utopian compared to a lot of US cities. It’s not all Rio, but some people think it is.

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Re:Mexico is now the 12th largest economy in the world by rpozarickij on Monday December 25, 2023 @02:50AM (#38760671)

I'm curious what do you mean by "utopian" and could you give some examples?

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Re:Mexico is now the 12th largest economy in the world by darkwraithcov on Monday December 25, 2023 @09:02AM (#38762659)

Check out Curitiba. It’s a beautiful clean city with very low crime and great public transportation. It’s more like Mountain View or Ann Arbor than Chicago or New Orleans. Compared to a city like Memphis or St Louis, it’s relatively utopian. It’s a .856 on the Human Development Index, which puts many US cities to shame.

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