What R$3,500 Rents You in Rio
By Oliver Bazely, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – In the third article in our recent series on renting apartments in Rio, we take a look at five different apartments for rent in various neighborhoods for R$3,500, focusing on Ipanema, Copacabana, Leblon, Flamengo and Botafogo. Prices here do not include IPTU or condominium charges (normally [...]
Furnishing Your Home in Rio
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Relocating to Brazil can be daunting regardless of where one is coming from, and for anyone used to the resources that facilitate essential errands such as renting an apartment, finding roommates, and furnishing a home, Brazil, and especially Rio de Janeiro, also pose great challenges. The [...]
Love it or Loathe it: Life in Barra
By Oliver Bazely, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – A little over 100 years ago, Barra da Tijuca – the long, thin strip of beachfront land to the west of Rio de Janeiro – was a land of swamps, lagoons and sugar plantations. There was little sign of the impending wave of urbanization, and land [...]
The Bossa Nova Park in Leblon
By Oliver Bazely, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Residents of Leblon met on Wednesday, August 4th, to discuss the proposed Bossa Nova Park construction set to be built on a site currently occupied by the 23rd BPM (Military Police Batallion). Once vacated, the site will offer no less than 40,000 m2 for redevelopment, under [...]
What R$700,000 Buys You in Rio
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Returning to our regular look at housing prices across different neighborhoods in Rio we offer a glimpse at five examples for R$700,000. Please keep in mind this information does not include the monthly condo fee (“condomínio”) and property tax (“IPTU”). What not long ago would [...]
Favela Living: A Vidigal Viewpoint
By Oliver Bazely, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – For a foreigner in Rio, the search for accommodation is often concentrated on a select few Zona Sul areas. These famous neighborhoods undoubtedly offer the widest range of amenities and, for the security conscious, a less daunting stepping-stone to the rest of Rio, but with high [...]
City Pioneer Jaime Lerner Celebrated
By Christine Wipfli, Contributing Reporter CURITIBA – As the only Brazilian to make this year’s list of the top 25 most influential thinkers in TIME Magazine, Jaime Lerner is a renowned architect and urban planner whose theories and ideas have been implemented all around the world. Indeed it was his policies that helped turn the [...]
Real Estate for the Super-Wealthy
By Oliver Bazely, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Are you fortunate enough to be reading this article from the wet-deck of your yacht, or the back seat of your limousine? Do you dream of finding a luxury pied-à-terre in a city with year round sunshine and famous beaches? If so, then one of the [...]
What R$2,500 Rents You in Rio
By Oliver Bazely, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The second article in our series on renting apartments in Rio focuses on the kind of apartment you can expect to find for R$2,500. Again, we will examine the rental market in five popular neighborhoods; Ipanema, Copcabana, Leblon, Flamengo and Botafogo. Prices were taken from www.zap.com.br. [...]
What R$1,500 Rents You in Rio
By Oliver Bazely, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Following our recent series of articles examining the Rio housing market at fixed price-intervals, our second series caters for renters, rather than those looking to buy. Firstly, we take a look at the type of apartment you can expect to rent in five popular neighborhoods for [...]