Next Sunday, Brazil is having its run-off presidential election. The showdown between the far right and far left is creating a lot of noise… The left is accusing the right of trying to destroy democracy, and the right is dismissing the left of trying to derail the economy. Neither side is being honest. Political mudslinging […]
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Invest In One Of Brazil’s Most Coveted Tourism Destinations If you think of Brazil, you probably think of Rio de Janeiro first. This city has been popularized in movies and books over the last 75 years. But Rio’s population has swollen to 13 million people. Sao Paulo is even bigger, with 22 million. While full
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A Tale of Two Cities, Part 1: Santos Likely you’ve never heard of Santos. Almost certainly you’ve never heard of her sister city across the estuary, Guarujá. But every Brazilian has. These cities lie about one hour southeast of the city of São Paulo. Each is situated on a large coastal island, and though each
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A Tale Of Two Cities, Part 2: Guarujá Just across the estuary from Santos lies Guarujá. Though only four minutes from Santos by balsa (ferry), Guarujá is quite different in many respects. Whereas Santos bustles, Guarujá is more of a laid-back beach town. In fact, a quick search online of the top things to do
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Why Investors Are Flocking To Safe Haven Brazil I’m not going to wax lyrical about the amazing natural beauty of Brazil, nor bore you with talk of 5,000 miles of coastline and many of the world’s best and most pristine beaches. I won’t tell you about the rich and diverse culture, the 7 natural and
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The Perfect Family Beach Getaway (For Just US$99,000) As much of the world returns to planning (or at least thinking about planning) a vacation in the next 12 to 18 months, one
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A new WhatsApp message dings from my sister in Dubai… “We camped in the desert last night. Got a new car and lots of camping gear, so we decided to trial it. We slept in a rooftop tent with a great big mattress and had a pop-up tent on the ground with a camping toilet.”
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My colleague Kat Kalashian recently wrote about the many benefits of living near water… A few years back, Kat realized that, wherever in the world she decides to call home, it must be near a stretch of water… ocean, lake, or river. I’m with Kat. But for me, only the ocean will do. Right now, my
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I first came across the term “pocket money real estate” when I started out in publishing almost 20 years ago. Back then, we put out a weekly e-letter with a handful of current “pocket money” listings from around the world. The rule was that each property could cost no more than US$50,000… It was a
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We’re going to kick off today by putting two beach properties head to head. I’m not going to tell you where they are just yet. (Though maybe you’ll be able to guess.) Here’s our first pick (Property #1)…
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