{"id":3153,"date":"2012-01-29T22:48:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T22:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2012-01-29T22:48:19","modified_gmt":"2012-01-29T22:48:19","slug":"brazilian-yelp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-yelp\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Yelp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wondered where to go to look for reviews of businesses in Brazil? There are a few places to look, but what’s sometimes called the “Brazilian Yelp” is a site called Kekanto<\/a>, that has reviews of services and local business throughout the country. It’s also an app <\/a>that can be used on mobile devices.<\/p>\n

Kekanto is a start-up, created by a group of current and former students from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo that received funding from U.S.-based investment companies, including Accel Partners. Back when Kekanto was first conceived, one of the creators, Fernando Okumura, told the media<\/a>: \u201cNossa miss\u00e3o \u00e9 criar um circulo virtuoso de consumidores mais satisfeitos e empresas com melhores servi\u00e7os.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s a brief explanation<\/a> of the site in Portuguese from Terra:<\/p>\n

O site funciona como um boca-a-boca online: os usu\u00e1rios avaliam os estabelecimentos e servi\u00e7os que conhecem e suas opini\u00f5es ajudam outras pessoas a decidirem aonde ir ou o que comprar. O Kekanto tamb\u00e9m funciona como uma rede social, atrav\u00e9s da qual os usu\u00e1rios recebem as atualiza\u00e7\u00f5es de seus amigos e interagem uns com os outros, comentando e gostando de avalia\u00e7\u00f5es”. A startup, de acordo com o TechCrunch, tem em torno de 3 milh\u00f5es de visitantes \u00fanicos mensais e j\u00e1 trabalha em uma expans\u00e3o para Am\u00e9rica Latina. Argentina, Chile e M\u00e9xico s\u00e3o alguns dos pa\u00edses que est\u00e3o no foco do Kekanto.<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s an explanation of why to use the site, from Kekanto’s Youtube channel:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VxxCwsbmwLE<\/a><\/p>\n

And here’s an explanation of how Kekanto’s app works:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GvnJAMK5hQk<\/a><\/p>\n

For foreigners, this can be really useful for restaurants, hotels, or excursions that you’re interested in doing, but want to check out before you go or book them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever wondered where to go to look for reviews of businesses in Brazil? There are a few places to look, but what’s sometimes called the “Brazilian Yelp” is a site called Kekanto, that has reviews of services and local business throughout the country. It’s also an app that can be used on mobile devices. Kekanto…<\/p>\n

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