“Why do you talk about Brazil… isn’t it a mess?” a reader wrote in last week. On a generic claim like this, I can’t disagree. If you look at Brazil as a whole, the picture isn’t great right now. But, here at Overseas Property Alert, we take a long-term view. Often a “mess” in an otherwise […]
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Where I grew up in the southeast of Ireland, we were a 20-minute drive from the beach. Still, that car journey on a hot summer day (pre the arrival of air-conditioned vehicles to Irish shores) seemed to take forever. My husband, raised in the Irish midlands, had it even tougher… During spells when the sun
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However you feel about the sand between your toes, as an investor, the beach is your ally. Especially when that beach comes with year-round sunshine and warm water… is located in a prime vacation spot… and, thanks to a major currency advantage, comes at a screaming bargain. Where in the world am I talking about?
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Florianópolis, the capital of the southern state of Santa Catarina, is
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I’m really enjoying editing Overseas Property Alert. Today I’m looking at Fortaleza, Brazil. Things are afoot in this neck of the woods and I want to see for myself what’s going on…
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If you like the idea of beachfront living on a tropical island, then this is about the best value you’ll find. And given that I bought my own home on this island in 2009, I can personally vouch for its natural beauty, the great people, the fun and engaging expat community, and the island lifestyle.
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Curitiba: High Culture At Low Cost If you are planning to move when you retire, likely you’ll strive to balance a high quality of life with a reasonable cost of living—which is not always an easy task. A city which offers both—though you may never have heard of it—is Curitiba, in southern Brazil. People from
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Vila Velha: “Little Rio” My walk finished, I plop down in a chair at Talismã, my favorite kiosk. The waiter looks at me and raises an eyebrow in question. I nod and mouth, “Coco.” I hear him behind me, hacking the top off a chilled coconut with a machete, and in seconds it’s on the
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Brazil has approximately 4,700 miles of coastline. As you might imagine, it has quite a few nice beach towns. For my money, Cabo Frio is among the very best. Cabo Frio, which means “Cold Cape,” lies less than 100 miles up the coast from Rio de Janeiro. Cabo, at around 175,000 permanent residents, is the
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Plus: Real Estate In Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) Squatter’s Rights Around The World As my bus pulled out of the terminal in Vitoria, I thought once again about how much this city—the capital of the diminutive state of Espiritu Santo—resembles Rio de Janeiro, albeit smaller. It’s evident in everything… from the beaches to the architecture,
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