The following summary provides key highlights to consider
when investing in Brazil’s property market:
• Brazil has moved from IMF debtor to IMF
creditor in just four
years.
• Brazil’s currency is the best-placed in Latin
America to
weather the global economic
crisis.
• According to UNCTAD, Brazil ranks 8th
among leading tar-
gets for FDI, ahead of
G8 economies such as Japan, Germa-
ny
and Italy.
• Brazil is rich in oil and gas, and the
mineral extraction and oil
industry sectors
have been receiving significant investment.
• Political stability has contributed hugely to
Brazil’s macro-
economic stability.
• Tourism is a fast expanding sector of the
Brazilian economy
and the National Plan
for Tourism aims to ensure annual visi-
tor
figures of 9 million.
• Infrastructure will receive a major boost
from investment for
the World Cup 2014.
• Major Brazilian airports are set to receive
US$2.5 billion for
expansion and modernisation
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• According to the Knight Frank Global Wealth Report 2009,
“Brazil has considerable untapped potential and offers many
attractive features”.
• Homes Overseas magazine ranks Brazil
4th in its Top 10 Places to
Invest in 2009.
• Brazil qualifies as an emerging market
with prices around 30%
lower than
European equivalents.
• Demand for housing hugely exceeds
supply with 27 million new
properties
required over the next 15 years.
• The mortgage market is starting to open
up to non-residents.
• Brazil’s property market is increasingly
transparent and buying
costs are low. |
