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

An article we originally wrote for the ‘Buy Association’ online property magazine discussing issues surrounding the Brazilian house price hyper-inflation debate.

Originally written for the Global Property Guide online magazine, please see the original version of the article we wrote looking at the various aspects of buying property in Brazil as an overseas investor.

We explore in detail the state of Maranhão in north-east Brazil – an area of the country that notably has one of the highest housing deficits and therefore of great interest to an increasing amount of property / land investors.

Access a recorded interview and presentation with Luis Vasconcelos of Chambers International Lawyers (a qualified Brazilian lawyer with over 10 years of experience). We discuss various aspects of the law in Brazil related to landlord and tenant rights – a subject of increasing important interest as the sector continues to grow with both resident and overseas property owners.

An interview with 30 years experienced biochemist – José Clovis Lemes – examining various aspects of Brazil’s bio-energy industry including its history, production processes, its importance in relation to Brazil’s economic growth, future prospects and international trade amongst others…

An article originally written for the Brazzil.com magazine looking in to the future environmental sustainability of Brazil’s real estate industry.

A breakdown of the main areas for investors in search of apartments for sale in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil’s second largest metropolitan area).

An interview with André Molinari, CEO of “Zap!” – the Brazil homebuying public’s first point of call when searching for property and land. We discuss its history; the specific advantages “Zap” offers when compared to other similar operations in the country; consumer protection and effective research techniques that can be employed. Please also see a link to our guide to using the website at the bottom of the interview or via our main website (with translations in English of all the Brazilian Portuguese terminology and other useful information).

An article discussing the rising growth of Brazilian real estate funds – a new breed of financial mechanism aimed at investors wanting exposure to the Latin America’s largest property market without the relative responsibilities of physical ownership.