Country Archive
Brazil Is Hitting the Town and Buying...Dollars?
Date: 05/15/2008Thursday, May 15, 2008
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Brazil has had some good fortune lately. On April 30, Standard and Poor’s upgraded the entire country and nine of Brazil’s banks to “investment grade.”
Almost immediately, pension funds and hedge funds from around the world poured money into this BRIC nation. In fact, Brazil sold over $500 million in bonds to these hungry investors. That doesn’t even count the investment assets that poured into Brazil’s stocks, real estate, etc.
See More [+]The Inside Scoop on Brazil’s Bargain Real Estate
Date: 05/11/2008Sunday, May 11, 2008
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Hosting the Brazil Beachfront Webinar last week was a first for me.
I’d never participated in a Webinar before...now I’m sold on the idea and don’t know why we haven’t done it before. Here’s how it happened.
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Check out This Beach View
Date: 05/02/2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
Uruau, Brazil
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Every time I take a trip near a coast, no matter what country I’m in, I try to see what type of beach house I can buy for $100,000. These days, it’s getting hard to find any type of house near the beach for that price.
But because the cost of land is low in northeast Brazil, and the cost of construction so affordable, you can buy a lot and build your own beach home here for less than $100,000.
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Off the radar for Americans: Beachfront lots for $17,500 on Brazil’s Northeast coast
Date: 04/30/2008
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Two Days to the World’s Best Beach Buy
Date: 04/28/2008Monday, April 28, 2008
Brazil has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and the best Brazilian beaches are in the state of Ceará, where we began our trip.
See More [+]Why I Like Brazilian Bonds Right Now
Date: 04/25/2008Friday, April 25, 2008
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Multicurrency investments can reap rich rewards right now. Take, for example, this multicurrency Brazilian investment.
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The Best City Beachfront Deal Right Now
Date: 04/18/2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Fortaleza, Brazil
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I’ve just found the last piece of beachfront in this city. Once it’s gone, that’s it; no more beachfront sites to develop in Fortaleza.
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The Cheapest Way to Own Beautiful Beachfront
Date: 04/16/2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Fortaleza, Brazil
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I’ve just come from a meeting with one of Fortaleza’s biggest builders. Last night, he held a pre-launch reception for his latest development: 222 condos on a beachfront site adjacent to a planned golf course, and near Beach Park, the biggest water park in Latin America. The 65-square-meter (700-square-foot) units were priced at $100,000; 126-square-meter (1,356-square-foot) duplexes were priced at $200,000.
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