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4 Reasons You Should Send Money Online to Brazil
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Andrea Beilinson
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By Andrea Beilinson
Published on 09/14/2009
 
Most of the people who send money online to Brazil come from the United States (42%), Japan (32%), or Germany (16%) Brazil is second to Mexico in receiving remittance from working migrants in Latin and South America

Most of the people who send money online to Brazil come from the United States (42%), Japan (32%), or Germany (16%). Brazil is second to Mexico in receiving remittance from working migrants in Latin and South America. The Central Bank of Brazil reported over $2.8 billion sent through formal corridors. Online remittance is largely responsible for the effort to make a more accurate account of the money.

The diaspora between Japan and Brazil went back and forth for years. Recently, a new generation of Brazilians has dual citizenship in both Japan and Brazil and send money to Brazil on average $600 a month.

The United States comes in at an average of $400 to their relatives back home. Economic analysts say that the impact from migrant workers in the US makes a phenomenal impact on narrowing the gap between the ultra rich and the extremely poor in Brazil.

Traditionally underprivileged societies in Brazil barely met their daily consumptions needs of food, housing, and shelter. The reduction of the poverty level in Brazil greatly decreased because of the increase in remittances. In the past, migrant workers had to spend a large amount of their paycheck on transfer fees.

More people are choosing to send money online to Brazil because sending physical checks through snail mail takes too long. Wire transfers are very difficult to track and quite expensive. There are a number of reasons that online remittances gained preference over traditional methods including:

1. Easy Tracking
The sender and receiver can easily track the status of the money online from the time the money was sent to the time it's credited in the receiver's account.

2. Security
The online money transfer to Brazil bypasses all the crime associated with the mail couriers. In addition, the method is much more discreet. The ATM card is PIN-protected and the withdrawal amounts are less prone to crime statistics compared to other methods.

3. Affordability
Online remittance companies heavily compete with each other to keep the transfer fees low. Plus, the overhead of online remittances allows the companies to offer much cheaper prices than the traditional financial institutions.

4. Fast
You don't have to wait because the transfer is automatic.

The sender simply puts money on a debit card by going online. If you prefer to make a phone call, many companies offer this service, too. The debit card ships directly to the receiver's door via FedEx. You can recharge the card at any time and withdraw money from any ATM machine in Brazil.

There's no shortage of ATM machines in Brazil. From the smallest town to the biggest city, ATM machines are now a common occurrence as Brazil becomes a major player in the global community.

Online money transfers to Brazil changed the face of remittance in the 21st century. Due to the ease of transferring money, more families gravitate toward migrant work. Thus, the influx of money increases to working-class and poverty-stricken families. Some even consider the reduction of transaction fees, a grassroots effort to alleviate poverty.