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For those of you that are, or have been, in the POD space you'll likely to have focused your selling efforts on either the USA or Europe.
Introducing Brazil: Brazil has a population of 210 million people and is the 8th largest economy in the world, it is 3rd in terms of total Facebook users behind USA & India and has a booming
Large
Print-On-Demand in Brazil: POD is a new concept in Brazil and today is still a virgin market which represents a massive opportunity. All the key POD ingredients are on the table such as a huge population, good social media usage, strong buying power, and a great POD platform.
Marcazo.com: Marcazo is the only POD platform in Brazil and is specifically created to unlock the Brazilian Market for POD sellers.
Marcazo was created by two ex Fabrily / Teespring guys (in partnership with Moteefe) and since it's soft release in October 2018 has seen some sellers produce some promising results.
Summary
We've not yet had a chance to start selling in Brazil yet, but with what we've seen and heard it sounds like a very promising market for those who are either looking to expand their business to new audiences or who are looking for something less competitive than USA & Europe.
Pros
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– Low Ad costs / good ROI
– A good solid and reliable platform to sell with (with a good team behind it, I know the guys personally.)
Cons
– Language barrier (you need to get designs translated)
– Boleto payments can be confusing / take time to adapt to
– Working in a different currency can take some getting use to
If you're keen to give Brazil a go then feel free to sign up to marcazo.com here.