[eric_h]

The parallels with the US in this regard are striking (though of course it's just North/South in the US).

I'm curious if it is the inverse in Brazil of what it is in the United States?

Also, given the downvote(s) and another's chastising reply to the comment to which I'm replying, what exactly is being implied?

[Edit: I just read https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11624980 , so I guess that my first point is confirmed, my second answered in the affirmative, and my third obviated]

[Edit 2: not agreeing with prejudice of any sort in either example, simply pointing out that similarities exist]

[schoen]

It's not the only factor, but Brazil's south and southeast are dramatically richer than the rest of the country:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_federative_u...