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The January / February 2010 Brazil real estate and land investor newsletter including an outline and link to our monthly statistical factfile.

An introduction to our annual extended report aimed at anyone with an interest in Brazil real estate and land. We explore a range of issues including the election of Dilma Rousseff; Brazil’s involvement in the global currency wars, bringing down the national interest rate, domestic savings concerns, Brazil’s relationship with China, house price hyperinflation, the housing deficit, the future of the construction industry, low income housing, sanitation issues, the retail real estate market, infrastructure, the rising middle class, education, the informal economy, business transparency amongst others.

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

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

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

Aimed at anyone with an interest in undertaking business in Brazil, as well as property and land investors we interview the UK Director for Trade and Investment for Brazil, John Doddrell. We discuss the growing relationship between the two countries; the UK Business Secretary’s (Vince Cable) visit to the country in September 2010; challenges of trade between the two countries; risks / challenges including bureaucracy and the strength of the Brazilian currency amongst other topics.

An introductory post to our extended interview with Luis Lessa of the Association of Real Estate and Tourism Development (ADIT): a well established organisation that works directly with overseas investors looking to take advantage of the strong current market conditions that Brazil is able to offer (access the interview here or via our main site).

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

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.

An interview with Bruno Franco, a real estate investment analysis from Banco Votorantim – one of the top 10 banking institutions in Brazil with assets amounting to over US$ 48.7 billion. We discuss his experience; the various stages of analysing real estate; sensitivity analysis and how it is applied to the Brazilian property and land; current risks (and their minimisation) and the future of the market.