Is brazil a 3rd world country?

Countries that have more advanced economies than developing nations but have not yet attained the level of those in the First World are grouped under the term Newly Industrialized Countries or NICs. Current examples includes China, India, Mexico, and South Africa, to name a few. read more

It's the third largest country in the Americas [North and South]. Canada is the largest in the Americas with 3,855,100 square miles [9,984,670 square kilometers]. The United States is the second largest in the Americas with 3,717,813 square miles [9,629,091 square kilometers]. Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world. read more

If the world is still qualifying the P.R. China as a third world country , what do we qualify Brazil or Mexico or Saudi Arabia. The qualification of first or second or third is all relative and depends on how you view it. read more

First world was the modern west such as the U.S. and Europe. Second world was the USSR and it's satellites Third world was what was left. But, now, the classes are developed, developing, and non-developed. Brazil is cleary not a non-developed country and is generally classified as a developing country. read more