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Brazil estate agent sees shift from ‘lifestyle’ to ‘investment’ purchasers

As the build-up to 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics gathers pace, the spotlight rests firmly on Brazil. Once the secret of a select few adventurous holiday home buyers attracted by the year-round sunshine, amazing food, deserted beaches and party atmosphere, Brazil is now topping the list for serious property investors who wish to cash in on the boom.

5 golden rules of buying land in Brazil

Investors can once again hold confidence in the Brazilian land market as the President of the ADIT (Association for Real Estate and Tourism Development in the north east of Brazil) has dismissed worries over proposed new restrictions on foreign nationals owning land.

Brazil is an "Economic World Cup Winner"

Brazil may not be football World Cup winners but Latin America's success story is an "Economic World Cup Winner" according to CNN International.

Brazil developer balances progress with preservation

By January 2010, following an appearance on national TV and rave reviews in the ‘Tribuna do Norte’ newspaper, every one of São Miguel do Gostoso’s 18 pousadas was fully booked for New Year 2010/11. Once an undiscovered secret, this northeast Brazilian town simply cannot cope with demand.

Brazil unaffected by Europe's fiscal crisis

‘Newlyweds’ Cameron and Clegg have an almighty task on their hands trying to return the ‘Great’ to debt-ridden Britain whilst all around them the Eurozone appears on the brink of collapse.

Consumers send over £30 million to Brazil to buy property

£30.1m was sent to Brazil from the UK in 2009 for property related purposes, according to leading foreign exchange supplier Moneycorp, up from just £4million in 2004. 2010 has started even more strongly: since 1 January 2010, Moneycorp says that real estate enquiries have increased 40% on last year.

Brazil – City investment apartments set to return 49% in 30 months

In this topsy turvy market it is reassuring to find that there remains a location where “it is standard for developments to sell out within weeks”. This location is Petropólis, dubbed the ‘Mayfair’ of the city of Natal in Brazil’s northeast.

Off-plan off the agenda for overseas property in 2010

In the early 21st century off-plan was the doyen of overseas property purchases. Separating the ‘men from the boys’, off-plan was high risk but equally high reward in a buoyant market.

uv10 wins ‘Best Small Agent 2010’ award

In front of a busy A Place in the Sun Live audience at London’s Excel Centre on 26 March, Brazil specialist uv10.com was presented with a ‘Best Small Agent 2010’ accolade by property industry watchdog the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP).

Brazilian property market bolstered by burgeoning middle class

In 2003 Brazil’s Middle Class (Class C) numbered 64 million people. Today this figure has risen to a mammoth 91 million earning a substantial 46% of the total Brazilian yearly income.

Paragliders discover Pipa – Brazil’s hippest hang-out

Famed for its reliable weather, superb flying conditions and welcoming locals, Pipa in northeast Brazil is emerging as a paragliding paradise. Particularly whilst Europe is under the cloak of winter, crowds of brightly coloured fabric wings dot the skyline taking in the stunning coastal scenery as they fly.