Brazil’s cash shortage boosts repair industry

Global Business

Brazil’s economic crisis has taken a toll on residents’ wallets. While consumers are trying to save money and cutting back on purchases, there’s one area where they’re spending more.

CCTV America’s Paulo Cabral reports on a newly booming repair and maintenance industry.

In a world of cheap and mass produced consumer products increasingly seen as disposable, an economic crisis has reminded people here in Brazil, there’s value indeed in old-fashioned workmanship.