Why Brazil?

Map of Brazil

Economic Factors

  • Top ten largest economies (predicted to be top five by 2025)
  • GDP:US$1,3 trillion
  • GDP annual growth: 5.4%
  • GDP per capita: US$7,000
  • US$ 200bn in international reserves
  • One of the biggest producers of agricultural and mineral commodities.
  • Renewable sources: 45.8%
  • Sugar cane: 15.7% (became the second main source of energy in 2007)
  • Hydroelectric: 14.9%
  • Wood: 12.0%
  • Oil: 37.4% (Petrobrás Exceeds Biodiesel Production Goal in 2008)
  • Natural gas: 9.3%
  • Ethanol production has exceeded 22 billion liters per year, which makes Brazil into the world's second largest producer country
  • BG Group plans to invest up to $1.25bn (£862m) a year in Brazil over the next four years as it develops its share of the world’s most exciting oil discoveries for many years (FT Jan 2009)

General factors

  • New Mortgage Laws have recently been introduced allowing locals to acquire mortgages.
  • Land Ownership Laws: Ownership is far more secure in Brazil than in other Latin American destinations.
  • Easy access from Europe and North America: The Government is investing heavily in supporting tourism projects by financing major utilities and infrastructure projects including renovation of old airports and building new ones.
  • Outstanding currency appreciation: In 2002 Brazil’s currency was about 4 to 1 to the US dollar; recently less than 2 to 1 US dollars. The Brazilian reserve reached $101 billion in April 2007.
  • Large domestic population of 190 million people, many of whom will embrace credit and mortgages.
  • Emerging real estate market where there currently is a deficit of 7.9 million houses. Forecast that in three years real estate loans will rise from 2% to 7% of the GDP – 39.5 to 163 billion.
  • only 2% of the population holding mortgages
  • fast-emerging middle class grew by 7m last year
  • shortage of 8 million homes
  • properties can be purchased as 100% Freehold
  • tourism market continues to grow steadily
  • Easy access from North America and Europe

Natural Factors

  • Best beaches in the world with fantastic tourism potential.
  • 7500km of coastline
  • Represents 47% of the landmass of South America
  • world-famous beaches
  • year-round sunshine
  • Over 7,000km of white sandy beaches along with palm trees, the Brazilian coastline offer visitors a truly Tropical environment. Great for water sports and also home to the great Rain Forests and the Amazon River.
  • Brazil does not suffer from hurricanes, nor is it ever affected by earthquakes. Temperatures remain almost constant throughout the year, with averages in the north east of 27ºC.
  • According to NASA, north east Brazil has the second cleanest air in the world, second only to Antarctica!