10 Reasons Why Brazilian Girls Love Orkut Social Site

Orkut demographics shows that about 51.08% people on orkut are brazilians. This post deals nothing with girls :P but it tells you 10 reasons Why Orkut is More Famous on Brazil ?. Just for a catchy title, I used the word brazilian girls. Ok, lets come to the point. check out for the 10 reasons -

1. Brazilians are mostly community oriented poeple and they daily engage in conversation with people refering to how they are Heavy Metal fans, Evangelical Christians etc. So, Social Networking caught on really quick in Brazil because of this relevance to everyday life.

2. Orkut is very easy to pronounce in Portuguese. When someone pronounces “Orkut” in Portuguese (especially Brazilian Portuguese with the heavy incluence on the “ch” T sound), they can easily spell it.

3. Orkut sounds like Yakult or “iogurte” (yogurt). Yakult is the Brazilian version of the popular Japanese Yakult yogurt drink. Everyone drinks it in Brazil when they’re kids. There is a totally unintentional instant association between the words Orkut, Iogurte and Yakut in Brazil.

4. Brazilians with constant Internet access are on the upper echelon of “social difference.” They are quite cautious when meeting others and inviting them into their circle of friends. By using a service like Orkut, users can prequalify the new friends they make by judging their ability to access the Internet, write and read correctly, and see which friends they share.



5. The fact that Orkut is now associated with Brazil has added flame to the popularity fire. This is a country which is quite proud of their culture, economic position in South America, and World Domination of Soccer (futbol). Now, they are proud to have Orkut as their own.

6. Mobility – Many young professionals or just younger Brazilians in general have moved from Sao Paulo to Curitiba, Floripa and other bustling southern Brazilian towns (not to mention Miami, New York, Washington DC, Italy, Spain, and Japan). Social Networking is a way to keep in touch with groups of friends much easier than mass emails.

7. A large number of Brazilians access the Internet from Internet Cafes and online gaming cafes. Orkut has grown in popularity due to this mobility factor. One can access their accounts from anywhere.

8. I’ve noticed with some Brazilians, especially women, there is a lot of competitiveness when it comes to attracting attention (this could be universal of course). The awards, fan citations and friendship offerings in Orkut just fuel this tendency. It’s also cool to have Orkut ‘friends’ from Europe, the US, and Japan on your profile.

9. Orkut’s color scheme is the same as the Brazilian World Cup team’s away jerseys (or is it home? the BLUE ones). This is going out on a limb however, since the color is also similar to Argentina’s flag and uniform colors.

10. Lack of advertising. Most Brazilians are sick of advertising. Outdoor billboards, political radio infomercials, ads painted on walls, cars driving around with loud speakers on top or people selling water – referred to as Poluicao Visual. Orkut has no advertising, yet :)

The above 10 reasons was shared via Search engine journal. I loved it, So I shared with you guys :)

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