Property, Land & Commercial Investments in Brazil

Source: Newsweek
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is on a roll. In recent weeks he’s shared a dais with Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy, and drew effusive praise (”My man!”) from Barack Obama at the G20 summit in London. He even had a photo op with Queen Elizabeth II. The former machine-tool worker, who spent decades picketing “savage capitalism,” is now the toast of bankers and boardrooms. “Don’t you think it’s chic that we are now lending the IMF money?” he joked at a press conference.
Not so long ago, such scenes would have been improbable. With Brazil’s tender democracy, clawing poverty and an accident-prone economy, the country’s leaders were more likely to be queuing for a bailout than standing toe-to-toe with rainmakers on the international stage. After decades of false steps, Brazil has become a solid free-market democracy, a rare island of stability in a region of turmoil and [...]

Billionaire and serial airline starter Richard Branson now wants a peice of brazil.

Branson just announced that he’s in talks with partners in the country to launch what we can only assume will be called Virgin Brazil.
He’ll certainly need the help of locals: The Nation only follows foreign investors to control 20 percent of a given domestic airline. That’s a problem David Neeleman was able to avoid with his own new airline because the JetBlue founder has Brazilian citizenship.
Branson says talks are ongoing, which makes sense: It took Virgin America years to get off the ground because of foreign ownership concerns,  hyped by already-established airlines in the US. We can’t imagine TAM and Gol will be too keen to compete with him on their South American turf.

Country: Brazil
23 January 2009
Foreign direct investment into Brazil’s property market appreciated by 20.6% in 2008, amounting to $41.7m (£30.8m), up from $36.6m (£27m) in 2007, according to figured compiled by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Brazil, which will host the 2014 foot World Cup and is short-listed as a contender to hold the 2016 Olympic Games, is one of the few countries around the world to buck the general downward economic trend to-date. In fact, with mass regeneration taking place across the country, the prospects for future capital growth look promising.
Furthermore, Cross-border mergers and acquisitions also rose by 13.6%, producing around $9.7m (£7.2m) for Brazil’s economy, compared to $8.6m (£6.3m) in 2007.
A recent poll carried out by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate rated Brazil as the second global destination for capital appreciation, after the USA.

It’s good news for Brazils economy and wonderful timing for investors looking for an overseas property as Experts said that Brazil economy in 2008 is its best growth in 14 years.
MercoPress has cited The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and reported that Brazil’s economy will have grown by 5.8 per cent by the end of the year. Brazil’s overall growth during 2008 is the highest figure since 1994. Finance minister Guido Mantega said that the Programa de Acelera do Crescimento - PAC (Accelerated Growth Programme), the strong domestic market and the government’s investments all contributed to the strong growth.
John Welch, The chief global economist of Ita bank recently said Brazil’s economy is one of the best prepared to face the global crisis and will not enter into recession in 2009. Welch identified two main [...]

The number of tourists to Brazil is set to increase after Two Brazilian beaches have made it on to a list of the world’s best ten, according to a media outlet.
Conde Nast Traveller magazine has rated Copacabana beach as the fifth best beach
and Ipanema beach is charted at number eight.
Conde Nast described Copacabana as the world’s greatest “metropolitan beach” with expansive miles of white sand stretching along the length of the city and it is of pretty high standard with beach volleyball, strong surf and promenades. Copacabana also serve as hangout spot for families.
Ipanema , a pretty beach resort provides a world away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Buses run regularly between Buzios, Rio and Sao Paulo. Tourists are attracted by the gourmet restaurants and nightlife stay in the town for longer time. Wealth abounds and private villas and boutique hotels attest to the resort’s appeal for [...]