Brazil is one of the largest Internet markets in the world. It ranks third in terms of the amount of time consumers spend online and fifth in its number of Internet users. But for the hundreds of Brazilian Internet firms that want to hire local talent, the country offers little opportunity.

A shortage of talented technology engineers, website developers, and social media gurus is a worldwide problem. Job candidates with good skills and strong educational backgrounds are the targets of vast numbers of tech companies that constantly seek to hire more talented human resources to grow and expand their markets. However, for Brazil, the problem appears especially acute, which may be because of the country’s weak educational system.

Whereas in the United States, 40 percent of people between 25 and 34 years of age have earned college degrees, in Brazil that rate is only 12 percent. In addition, few of…