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The economic context in Brazil presents a very opportune time for real estate investment! The sector specialists at WhereInRio explain why in 4 points:1) Low prices Brazil experienced a period of strong growth between 2008 and 2014 with property prices skyrocketing. This long period of growth was violently interrupted by a recession just after the 2016 Olympic Games, which logically led to a drop in real estate prices. Banks have begun to tighten their lending criteria, cutting their financing in half. Today, this slowdown is finally over, and optimism that economic growth will return has...

This Monday, November 25, begins the'Black Friday' week, a week long awaited by young and old shoppers alike, with a special focus on the Black Friday which will take place this year on Friday, November 29. But what is Black Friday? The Black Friday phenomenon comes from the United States. This is an exceptional sales period, taking place just before Christmas and just after Thanksgiving in the United States, which is celebrated on the last Thursday of November. In Rio de Janeiro, as everywhere in Brazil, this week is also very much awaited by the Cariocas who wish to enjoy exceptional o...

When you imagine the city of Rio de Janeiro, you can easily project yourself on a fine sandy beach, a caipirinha in your hand, with your eyes fixed on the hills overlooking the city... But anyone who thinks that Rio de Janeiro only suits itself with bright sunshine and long days at the beach misses out on many other activities that the city is full of and that can easily be enjoyed for at least 109 days a year... In other words, when it rains! Even though the sun is part of Rio de Janeiro's landscape, the city is subject to rainfall. So if this happens to you during your holidays in Rio...

We already told you about it in a previous article: in the last few months, Brazil has seen its real estate interest rates decrease, coupled with attractive real estate prices, the current context is more favourable than ever and is reaching out to investors! Indeed, La Caixa Econômica Federal officially announced on Wednesday 30 October that interest rates on its home loans will be further reduced. This is the third reduction in interest rates on home loans in 2019 and the second in October. The maximum interest rate for this type of financing will go from 9.5% to 8.5% per year, and the minim...

While more than half of humanity now lives in cities, there is a growing desire among citizens to return to live as close as possible to nature. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second largest economic city, is home to about six million cariocas, thousands of cars and buses that travel every day, skyscrapers, but it is also the city where ciment and nature are spectacularly intermingled, for the greater good of its inhabitants. The city is home to magnificent natural sites such as fine sandy beaches, salt water lagoons, hills of imposing beauty, the Tijuca forest and the botanical garden where yo...