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The July / August 2010 Brazil Real Estate and Land Investor Newsletter: information, notices, links, hints, tips, facts and figures of relevance.

A blog post that highlights the main causes for concern that arise when purchasing a Brazilian property that has yet to be constructed – including how to ensure that rights are contractually protected; structural issues with the building itself; communal area problems and the overly extended periods of time it can take to get matters dealt with by development companies and constructors.

An interview of interest to Brazil real estate and land investors with the Association for Real Estate and Tourism Development (ADIT) focusing on the history of the organisation, their expansion plans, the future of the Brazilian market, areas of Brazil with interesting property investment prospects, minimising risks amongst other topics.

July 2010 factual update for Brazil real estate and land investors.

A short post examining the Brazil hotel industry as at 2010. Please see a link at the bottom of the article to access a full guide consisting of over 40 pages examining Brazil’s hotel industry including a detailed SWOT analysis, return maximisation, highlights of every area with development potential and much more (free membership required)

A 2010 interview with three of the leaders of the major hotel groups in Brazil: Atlantica Hotels International, InterContinental Hotels Group and the Accor Group. We look into a range of issues including the history and growth potential of the industry; challenges; the effects of the global downturn; currency risks; the organisations individual expansion plans in the country and several other topics.

An extended interview with Marcos Fidalgo from Brazil’s Serasa organisation – the leading credit agency of its type in both South and Central America. We discuss some issues of particular importance for real estate and land investors with regards to Brazil’s ever-growing financial sector including the organisation’s experience; differences of the Serasa’s credit system compared to other parts of the world; Brazil’s current economic behaviour and its relationship with the credit industry; the growth of the credit market; availability of credit in the short, medium and long term; how Brazilian banks analyse loan applications; the future of Brazilian secured lending for overseas investors as well as using Serasa’s services and anti-fraud measures.

Undertaken in joint partnership with the Univesity of São Paulo (the largest and most prestigious higher education and research establishment in the country), ‘Mosaic Brasil’ is a detailed breakdown of the country’s population into 10 groups within which are 39 segments based on income levels, geography, demographics, behavioural patterns and lifestyle patterns. The system uses up-to-date research techniques and its model is now being replicated in several other developed and emerging nations.

A short history lesson in the relatively modern secured lending system in Brazil.