April currency review

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This text is directly from Moneycorp, we use and recommend Moneycorp to send funds in and out of Brazil,  they are the only agency I know to be working successfully in the Brazilian market and have been doing so for several years. From its low around R$2.67 in late February the pound has risen by 9% against the real… Read More

U.S. Investors Commit Nearly $1 Billion To Brazilian Real Estate In New Fund

Very interesting article from FORBES online, click here to see original story. It wasn’t that hard to convince 24 investors, most of them institutions, to commit a total $810.2 million to Brazilian real estate projects in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states. With that under their belts, GTIS Partners, a global real estate investment… Read More

Fiat building new production plant

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Car giant Fiat have started work to build a new production plant in Goiana, between Recife and Joao Pessoa, this is adding credibility to the areas commitment to attract and encourage new industry, quality jobs etc to the tri-state area (Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba and Pernambuco). The new factory will create 4.500 good jobs… Read More

Increased traffic

This year there are 13% more cars on the roads of Paraiba Brazil than there were last year, that is dramatic growth, in fact its one of the highest growth rates globally for this economic indicator. Are cars cheaper? No way, you pay approximately double in Brazil of what you pay in Mexico or the… Read More

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Are you making 20% a year on your investments? If your not making 20% a year on your capital investments perhaps your invested in the wrong markets! I was recently asked to look at some historical info for an article a friend of mine was writing and I was shocked to see just how well… Read More

Joao Pessoa Airport to get a second terminal

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Brazil’s national airport authority Infraero is preparing a 29mn-real (US$15.8mn) project to build a second passenger terminal for the international airport serving Paraíba state capital João Pessoa, a spokesperson for the authority according to BNamericas.   “We are currently conducting preliminary studies aimed at preparing the tender,” the spokesperson said, adding that a tender date and… Read More

Joao Pessoa goes viral!!

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The power of the Internet was illustrated last week when a local minor celebrity making a television advert for a luxury apartment complex in Joao Pessoa, mentioned in the advert that his daughter Luiza was in Canada, this was picked up by locals who saw it as bad form that he was boasting, very soon… Read More

Dollar bounces back, property in Brazil now 17% cheaper

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The Brazilian government has been desperately trying to halt and reverse the Brazilian reals rise against the US dollar, an overly strong real is seen as a negative for exports and the general economy.  The government and central bank have been bringing in more and more measures to try to dampen enthusiasm in investing in the currency…. Read More

Century 21 Agora Imobiliaria

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I am delighted to officially tell you that we are about to become a Century 21 agency, something I have been working on for several months. Both ReMax and Century are ramping up thier presence in Brazil, ReMax saw its number of agencies increase by 144% last year and both are actively recruiting new companies… Read More

CRECI certificate

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Brazilian Property Direct officially received the certificate of authorisation and recognition to operate as a real estate agent, we are fully licensed as individuals and as a company, we operate in the local Brazilian market as Imobiliaria Agora. Pictured here are John and Toni receiving the certificate at an official ceremony at CRECI headquarters. What… Read More

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