Linux and related open-source software has gained an increasingly important role among large local corporations in Brazil, according to a recent study.

The Instituto Sem Fronteiras, a Brazilan research firm, found that 73 percent of companies with more than a thousand employees are open source users. "This information contradicts the reasoning that says smaller companies must be the most adherent to this software, because it's open," said Alvaro Leal, an institute analyst.