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New real estate project starting at 45.000 USD to be launched in Sao Pedro da Aldeia, the booming north of Rio
Developers AG Prima are about to launch their second facility in Sao Pedro da Aldeia: the Praia Bela condo. Its comprised of 240 units of two and three bedrooms. The company launched in April the second phase of Nirvana Beach Club, in the same city: 164 units facing the sea, from R$ 130.000. The director [...]
Lack of skilled labor to operate pre-salt oil rigs in Brazil, and new policies to grant work visas for foreigners
According to Sete Brazil, shortage of skilled labor to handle the complex mechanisms and apparatus is a barrier to entry into operation of different equipments in the pre-salt exploration area. There aren’t in the Brazilian market professionals trained to operate the sophisticated probes that will be delivered by the shipyards in 2015. The shortage of [...]
Lots of money available in Brazil for the pre-salt area oil exploration: the country needs equipment and skilled manpower
Domestic demand for goods and services in offshore exploration and production of oil is estimated at US$ 400 billion by 2020, according to the number used as reference by the National Development Bank (BNDES). The amount scales what the government and Petrobras have to make industrial policies within the pre-salt exploration area and create a [...]
Expanding Itaguaí is new darling of the brazilian property market: hotspot to buy now!
Rio – One of the fastest growing areas in the country, Itaguaí, just south of the city of Rio not only draws attention of investors, entrepreneurs and multinationals. The city is now also one of the darlings of the real estate market in the state of Rio. “Itaguaí is an area of expansion, and the [...]
Ponta Grossa region, in the Paraná state, yet another good area for investments
Of the 29 companies that have announced major investments in Paraná, 10 are installed in the region of Campos Gerais, where lies the city of Ponta Grossa. Reasons for this expansion of local industry is not lacking. The region is near the Port of Paranaguá, has technological colleges and is also close to the largest [...]
Investments of R$ 12 billion transform small Três Lagoas in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul
Três Lagoas, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, consists of long, flat roads, where motorcycles and bicycles still predominate. It’s just over 100 000 inhabitants, that still have as one of the main landmarks of the city a statue of Christ, which seems to control traffic at the junction of two major avenues. [...]
Ill flock to Brazil ‘psychic surgeon’ John of God, with pictures
ABADIANIA, Brazil (AP) — John of God grabs what looks like a kitchen knife from a silver tray and appears to scrape it over the right eye of a believer. The “psychic surgeon” then wipes a viscous substance from the blade onto the patient’s shirt. The procedure is repeated on the left eye of Juan [...]
The unfair brazilian tax burden: a must read for everyone interested in investing or moving to Brazil
The Brazilian tax burden, the sum of the collection of all federal, state and municipal governments, grew 341.6% in the last decade. But the country occupies the 54th position among the countries that give the greatest return to the citizen. The 40.01% of the tax burden in Brazil is only behind countries like Sweden, Norway, [...]
Brazilians in the spotlight: Morena Baccarin, a carioca in Hollywood
Two months before starting to record the episodes of the second season of “Homeland,” the actress Rio naturalized in the United States Morena Baccarin came to Brazil to enjoy carnival and disseminate the program in his country winning the Golden Globe for Best Drama Series. Displayed by the FX channel since March 4th, “Homeland” tells [...]
The north zone of Rio known as Baixada, still a great area for property investment
Land in this area of Rio was very cheap just a few years ago, not it’s still cheap compared to other parts of Rio, but it’s getting more and more expensive since it was chosen as the area that will house the Comperj, the Petrochemical Complex of Rio. An area of 2,500 hectares – equivalent [...]
Beauty Expert: Dr Rey, a plastic surgeon from Brazil, makes money from beautiful women in the US
From O Dia.com.br: Robert Rey starred in “Behind the Scenes of the Carnival ‘ on Rede TV! Network in Brazil analyzing breasts and butts. The surgeon of the starts says that he has stripped 33 000 women, reveals the dream of being a governor and talks about his new show. BY PAUL RICHARD SMITH Dr. [...]
English speaking foreigners could take advantage in getting jobs in the oil and gas industry in Brazil
The scenario is very promising. Together with the Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro (Comperj) and the pre-salt exploration, investment in oil and gas sector are a thriving sea of opportunities in Brazil. The expectation, according to the Mobilization Program of the National Oil and Natural Gas Industry (Prominp), is that in five years, more [...]
Ten reasons to visit Búzios in the state of Rio de Janeiro
This Peninsula paradise 180 kilometers from Rio, Búzios has beaches of Caribbean blue, historical heritage and many options for enjoying day and night. The João Fernandes beach enchanted Brigitte Bardot in the 60s The resort town of Buzios, 180 miles from Rio, has some of the most beautiful beaches in Brazil. Added to this, a [...]
Buying property nowadays in Rio 2
People looking for an apartment to live in Rio already know: prices are a little crazy these days. Prices rose exponentially in the last two or three years, and it requires a good deal of patience to find the desired property, for the value that it is imagined to spend. For many, the feeling is [...]
Brazil wants to facilitate visas for foreign professionals
Instead of queuing, the red carpet. Depending on the team formed by the Secretariat of Strategic Affairs of the Republic (SAE) to develop a national immigration policy, that is how the government intends to treat the highly qualified foreign professionals who have an interest in working in Brazil. On the other hand, the queue of [...]
