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10^9 in Brazil as well (Score:1)

by ferreira (5993) on 2007.03.29 14:29 (#54059) Homepage Journal

I know I found it strange. I didn't know or did not remember a billion could be anything but 10^9. Brazil (unlike Portugal) also adopt this meaning (see Bilhão [wikipedia.org]).

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