Google-owned social network Orkut has come out with an iPhone app. Why Orkut’s delay? Larger rivals like Facebook and MySpace came out with their own versions months ago, to try to take advantage of the device’s ever-growing popularity.

Well, Orkut dominates Brazil far more than any other country, as Google Trends indicates. The iPhone only became available in Brazil last week. Orkut + iPhone in Brazil = now relevant.

Here’s what the app gives users, per the company blog post:

• Your personalized home page with status and activity updates from your friends, along with all-important birthday reminders
• Your scrapbook where you can both read and write scraps
• Your friend list with one-click call access to anyone whose number is publicly displayed on orkut
  
• Fully functional search for anyone on orkut so that you can add new friends as you meet them
  
• Photos in a rich full-screen format