September in Latin America: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month

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by Sindy Cator on October 4, 2015 at 1:48 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Latin America, Roundups

September was a paradoxical month for Latin America’s tech scene. Despite some serious hiccups on the macroeconomic and political fronts, it was pretty much ‘business as usual’ in the startup ecosystem. Here’s the news you don’t want to miss: Big players Google announced the upcoming opening a YouTube Space in Rio de Janeiro, which will be similar to the ones it already operates in LA, NYC, London, Tokyo and São Paulo. This 2,000 square meter video production studio will be located in Rio’s port zone, which is part of a major urban rehabilitation project known as Porto Maravilha, or “Wonder Harbor.” In addition, Google introduced EDU.app,…