Why did Brazil fail to become an advanced country?

Question

Both Anglo America(US & Canada) and Latin America(Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Chile etc) had been European colonies and became independent in between the late 18th century and early 19th century.

Interestingly enough, Anglo American countries(US & Canada) became advanced countries but Latin American countries did not.

Brazil has a huge population and a lot of natural resources; nonetheless its economy is not going well.

Why did Brazil fail to become an advanced country like US or Canada?

Answer 1

Precisely, the problem is that Brazil has a huge population, and it is difficult to sanitation, 180 million people, and he was colony of exploitation differently the U.S. and Canada, so it is more delayed, but he evolving and is a country of high HDI.

Answer 2

one word: CORRUPTION

Answer 3

Brazil does not have a very high HDI at all, infact it ranks in at a pathetic 70. That means there are a whopping 69 countries in the world that offers a better/superior quality of life than Brazil.

Answer 4

The majority of the population in Brazil is poor. The middle class makes up only a small minority of the Brazilian population. So the Brazilian economy can't be doing all that well.

Answer 5

Because the education is bad and has much corruption.

Answer 6

Once the former president of France Charles DeGaulle said that brazil is not a serious country and that was almost 60 years ago...

Now I can say that it´s because of a corrupted government as well as its polititians among others reasons