Santa Teresa: Hilltop Charm
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – With its stunning views, colonial era mansions, thriving cultural scene and small town feel incongruous with its city center location, Santa Teresa is one of Rio’s oldest and most charming areas. Sitting atop the hill overlooking Centro and Lapa on one side and Botafogo bay [...]
Finding Roommates in Rio
By Lenora Deslandes, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Roommates require tolerance, synergy, and more often than not, youth. It seems the primary reason for living with roommates is the financial benefit, splitting the cost of common rooms and utility bills. When moving to a new city though, or a new country, having roommates can also [...]
Brazil’s Green Building Plan
By Christine Wipfli, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – With an annual population growth rate of 1.26 percent, the Brazilian Census Bureau estimates that by 2050, Latin America’s largest country will have close to 260 million inhabitants. That is an increase of over forty percent, boosting the population by 78 million people by mid-century.
With this growth [...]
Leblon’s Beachfront Development
By Martin Kocandrle, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil may be on the cusp of a much-discussed real estate boom, but in one corner of Zona Sul where the price per square meter is higher than anywhere in the country, there are relatively few new developments underway.
Leblon may be lacking the tidal wave of jackhammers, [...]
Barra Real Estate Booms
By Mike G Coffey, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Since the announcement of the 2016 Olympics here in Rio de Janeiro, there has been much speculation the effect such news would bring about to the local real estate market. This speculation has been especially buzzing in Barra de Tijuca, the neighborhood where the majority [...]
Real Estate Companies in Zona Sul
By Mike Coffey, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – With the exploding oil industry following the pre-salt discovery, and playing host to the World Cup in 2014, and the Olympics in 2016, talk of the Rio boom is echoing around the world, especially in Real Estate circles.
World property guru Sam Zell recently commented ‘If you look [...]
Carnival Sends Prices Skyrocketing
By Mike G Coffey, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio is indeed one of the most sought after dream vacation destinations worldwide. That as it may be, does not do justice to the feverish rage for Rio de Janeiro when it comes time for Carnival.
All tourism related industries from; car rentals, hotels, [...]
Living in Rio’s Favelas
By Martin Kocandrle, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – There is an unmistakable vibrancy in the air as one takes their first steps into the community of Rocinha. It is the largest favela (slum) in Rio de Janeiro with some estimates reaching 150,000 residents, located in the South Zone, just one kilometer from the beach.
Motorcycle [...]
Luxury Development in Ipanema
By Mark Beresford, Contributing Reporter
A new property development on Rua Joana Angelica, just off the landmark Ipanema Beach’s Posto 9, marks the latest expansion by Rio luxury developer Concal, which for nearly forty years has dominated the top end market in the Zona Sul of the city.
The Conde de Mallorca development is composed of [...]
A New Face for Old Centro
By Marcela Canavarro, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Following decades of neglect, the cluster of neighborhoods that comprise Rio de Janeiro’s historic Centro are currently in an exciting, long term process of redevelopment.
While the focus is on attracting people to live in the areas, the face-lift also includes investment from Brazil’s oil giant Petrobras which [...]
