The Next Web

“TNW: What’s your favorite prediction about Brazil?
MZ: Not a prediction, but a hunch: 3D printing will be huge very soon, and could end up being ten times bigger in Brazil than elsewhere. This would result from a cheaper access to plastic, which is the material used for most of 3D printing right now, from the looser approach to copyright that we just discussed, and from the fact that Brazilians are very good at solving problems with varied resources. If you combine those factors, I think 3D printing could be a disproportionately big deal in Brazil; I can imagine 3D printers on street corners, printing out phone bumpers in any color you want.”

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