trying to recover  losses maybe

stop buying consoles.  they'll learn to bring the price down

It never works. The same thing happened in the past two generations, and yet the stores and vendors insist with the bullshit, because here things operate on a completely twisted and insane market logic that keeps price on the clouds, even when it should be competitive.

Tax on electronics is 60ish% in Brazil, I read. So $650-700 makes sense...I don't get why it's $1800 though.

that is a really really absurdly stupid price its probably a lot cheaper to import one

It's not only electronics.

http://www.businessinsider.com/things-are-expensive-in-brazil-2013-7

And despite what you might hear, even food is more expensive. Except whatever fruits and vegetables are on harvest season.

Wow, I don't know how you guys survive down in Brazil. And Americans think they have it bad. 

Yeah. I'm lucky I come from a wealthy family.

I guess Americans have it bad on health care - proportionally twice as expensive as private care over here, which can be almost or just as good. However, while in the US the physicians and hospitals at least have the decency of giving you treatment before you find a way to pay them, here health services can refuse beforehand if you can't pay. More or less ilegally, but they do it all the same.

ethomaz should get into the forza series it would be more economical for him

"imported" is even cheaper

~$500 USD.