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The US has less of a bargaining culture. Generally prices are as advertised, so that means sellers must list their best price from the beginning. Instead of haggling the price, we constantly have "sale" prices. It serves the same purpose as bargaining; to make the customer feel like they got a good deal.
I haven't been to Brazil, so I don't know if haggling is common in negotiating price. New vehicles and mattresses are 2 common items we still haggle the price for. I don't know why mattresses still carry such a high markup, and have salespeople we have to negotiate price with. Most all other goods have fixed prices with relatively low markup (profit margin).
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