Piracy is embedded in the Brazilian culture. 99% of the population illegally download singles and albums. The only people that buy them are fans, music lovers or oldies who like to bop to Sertanejo (our equivalent to country music).
I only bought two albums on my life: TFM and Born This Way. Even if I wanted to buy things digitally, I don't own an iPhone so the iTunes store is useless to me.