> They have an insane education system

Hate to be a party-pooper, but as a Brazilian I can assure you that is not the case.

The thing, is that Brazil has some unique factors at play that allow some people to insane levels of proficiency with tech.

One of them is that tech is relatively cheap here. Sure, if you want the latest you will have to pay an arm and a leg. However we have some local brands that make some pretty affordable hardware. Positivo is one brand that comes to mind.

They have a terrible reputation for selling crap (and the reputation is well deserved) but what they sell is good enough for to run a browser.

Another important factor is that internet access is pretty cheap around here. I pay US$ 25 for a fiber connection with 600mb up/300mb down. And there are plenty of other options that are cheaper than that.

And there is also the economic shitshow we are living in the last 15 years.

When you combine all this you get an environment where people have to always keep working hard. Because if you don't, someone else will. And all companies are pretty happy to ditch you in favor of someone that works harder. And even with the social securities we have it absolutely impossible to live with basic dignity without a job.

But I understand you sentiment. I've felt it when I was working for a company in Portugal. There most people simply didn't care. Especially when shit hits the fan. Some people would just logoff and go home: "tomorrow we'll deal with it". I was SHOCKED to see that, this is simply unacceptable in the tech sector here in Brazil.

About the law exam, it's not really that hard. You have 4 years to prepare for that. And if you look for data in the good universities you'll the approval rate is pretty high. The problem is that a lot of places are pretty bad, and are basically just pretending to teach something useful. This way they can get your money, waste your time and shift the blame to you when you don't succeed in the exam.