Brazil

Can you win Gold in Brazil?

Can you win Gold in Brazil?

The $64,000 question is “what affect will hosting the World Cup and the Olympics have on property prices in Brazil?”   The situation is unique, to host 2 such prestigious events in rel...Read more

Property in Brazil - a must have for any serious property investor

Property in Brazil - a must have for any serious property investor

Finding a property investment that is both safe and offers real growth potential has become much harder in recent months.  Buying property still represents, for many, the best way to invest spare...Read more

Brazilian property - essential documents

Brazilian Due Diligence Documentation.  The greatest risk in purchasing overseas property in Brazil lies in the area of establishing true legal ownership.For the Sossego Bay properties, James Lau...Read more

Flight times to Brazil

Flights to Brazil - Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro - take around 11 hours from London.  The national airlines of Brazil are TAM (www.tam.com.br) and Varig (www.varig.com.br).  Or you can ...Read more

Healthcare in Brazil

Before travelling to Brazil we recommend you check the latest advice regarding innoculations needed (see the British Embassy website). Travel insurance and private medical insurance are required as mo...Read more

Visa requirements for Brazil

If you are a UK citizen you will require a Visa to visit or work in Brazil.  The necessary documents and directions can be found on the Brazilian Consulate site. The Consulate site will also expl...Read more

Public transport in Brazil

Brazil has a well developed public transport system with both internal flights and a reasonably good train service between major destinations.For more information on public transport in Brazil and man...Read more

Making a will in Brazil

Whenever you buy property abroad it is always advisable to make a will in the country where the property is located as well as amending your domestic (e.g. UK) will.  This is because confusion ca...Read more

Stamp duty in Brazil

Privately owned offices called Cartorios provide notorial types of services as well as registers of real estate deeds and recognizing signatures on many types of documents. These cartorios charge amou...Read more

Inheritance tax in Brazil

When you are thinking of buying a property the costs of leaving it to children or other relatives may not be a key consideration but in many countries inheritance taxes make a significant dent in the ...Read more

Property taxes in Brazil

As with many countries Brazil has a federal structure and taxes are levied by the local state or municipality to cover local services and expenditures.  These taxes are generally set with referen...Read more

Value added taxes in Brazil

Like the UK Brazil imposes a form of VAT on all sales made to individuals.  This needs to be borne in mind when calculating the cost of fees, expenditures and items bought in Brazil.Brazil impose...Read more

Taxes in Brazil

Taxes in Brazil are not the same as the UK and the following should be seen as a guide only as tax rates and forms of taxation can change at any time.For income tax purposes, the fiscal year is the ca...Read more

Property costs in Brazil

When buying property abroad there are additional costs to consider and these vary from place to place.  The following typical property purchase and running costs for Brazil should give you a reas...Read more

Property purchase procedure in Brazil

Buying property in Brazil is as safe and easy as in any European country. All property sales are titled and foreign investors receive the same investment and possession rights as Brazilians (with some...Read more

Brazil property prices: look at what happened to property values in Aberdeen

Posted April 16th, 2008 by Editor
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Property in Brazil must surely be set to rise quite substantially over the next decade or so.  Oil reserves keep popping up in the country - so much so that over-exuberance is creeping into the stories and some rash commentators are being slapped down (see this article in the Times).  To my mind, when this sort of behaviour becomes apparent you can bet there is something worth watching going on under the surface.

Brazil's economic fortunes bode well for property prices

Posted February 27th, 2008 by Chris Metalle
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In the last few days news has come out of Brazil that should signal to all property investors that the country has come of age and is about to experience some serious growth in property values.  For the first time in the country's history it has more cash than debt - it has become a net foreign creditor rather than debtor and that is what is making Property for sale in Brazil such a good bet.

Now is the time to buy that property in Brazil

Posted February 12th, 2008 by Chris Metalle
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Brazilian real estate market

There couldn’t be a better time to invest in property in Brazil – tourism is up by 20% over the past eight years and is set to double over the next few.  The property market has seen price increases of 20% or more each year recently and there is continuing undersupply in the Brazilian property market meaning that shrewd investors in real estate there will have two potential markets for their properties – domestic and international.