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"Crunchyroll\u00A0is officially launching in Brazil, the anime and Asian content company announced today. This means that Brazilian Internet users will now be able to stream content with Portuguese subtitles.\r\n\r\nOne of Crunchyroll's main assets is its ability to make Japanese anime series available on its multi-platform site very shortly after they air in Japan. &amp;quot;4 out of 5 anime titles broadcast on TV\u00A0in Japan are streamed to our audience within minutes of broadcast with\u00A0subtitles on our service,&amp;quot; Crunchyroll's CEO Kun Gao told us in a recent interview.\r\n\r\nWhile the platform already featured subtitles in English and Spanish, offering Portuguese subtitles will help it reach a new audience, Brazil's growing online population. Yet, the growth of Internet penetration isn't the only reason why Crunchroll is interested in this country.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Brazil is key for us due to its\u00A0strong cultural ties with Japan - it has the largest number of Japanese\u00A0descendants living outside of Japan,&amp;quot; Gao points out.\u00A0This might be one of the reasons why anime has a large fan base in Brazil.\u00A0&amp;quot;Mainstream Anime conventions attract over 120,000 attendees in S\u00E3o Paulo each summer,&amp;quot; Crunchyroll notes.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAlthough the Brazilian version of Crunchyroll is launching officially today, it has been in the making for months. According to the company, the user feedback was very positive: &amp;quot;We received an enormous amount of\u00A0buzz from Brazilian anime blogs as they had noticed we were supporting\u00A0Brazilian Portuguese subtitles on select shows,&amp;quot; Gao says.\r\n\r\n\r\nFollowing the launch, users will now be able to watch simulcasts and older episodes on the site for free with ads, or to subscribe to Crunchyroll's premium plan, which is priced at R$9.99 (around $5 USD) to get rid of ads.\r\n\r\nImage credit:\u00A0YASUYOSHI CHIBA /AFP\u00A0/ Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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