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But even so, this price is very abusive. A Wii here costs around $650. It's not cheap, but it's much better than a PS2 for $460.
There's also the PS3 and X360 for around $800 each.
Oh, BTW, a basic Toyota Corolla costs around $40k.
That kind of sucks when the average salary is like $1200 - $1500.
Yes, Brazil has the highest taxes in the world.
The import tax is actually much higher than 50%. The basic one if 60% + 18%. And there are others. As you can see the average price is 3x higher than anywhere else.
You just can't go legal in a situation like this. Most of my stuff came from the gray market, including my Wii, my HTC Touch Pro, my computer (Core i5), and a bunch of other things.
I also buy a lot from Ebay and DealExtreme. Usually they come without taxes, and it is much cheaper.