News Archive: Transport and Infrastructure

30, 2008 September:

President hails Brazilian growth

Brazil's president has spoken positively of the country's economic status and its international standing...

26, 2008 September:

Economic buoyancy in Brazil

The property market in Brazil is booming thanks to a rising population and strong economic growth...

25, 2008 September:

Brazil officially a ‘middle class country'

Brazil is now a middle class country, according to weekly newspaper the Economist, which found the proportion of the population who have a job in the formal economy, access to credit allowance and ownership of a car or motorbike has risen to more than half, pushing Brazil into the ‘middle class' bracket.

Big Apple bites into Brazil

New York based GoldenTree InSite Partners has agreed to invest up to £170 million in a joint venture with a São Paulo based company for the development of real estate projects in the São Paulo region.

19, 2008 September:

Roadshow encourages Britons to Brazil

Brazilian tourism is facing a boost as a new initiative is launched by the tourist board to encourage more Britons to visit the country.

Brazil Real weakens

The Brazilian property market is already riding the crest of a boom, but now even the currency is co-operating with the news that the Real has weakened by over 8 per cent against the dollar in the last month alone.

09, 2008 September:

Smart move with Smarthomes International

Smarthomes International Limited is a development company specialising in Brazil. A country with one of the hottest emerging property markets, Brazil is in the early stages of growth, and has potential that some professional investors believe could surpass that of perennial hotspot Spain.

26, 2008 August:

Brazil hankers after Olympics

Brazil, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, now has its sights firmly set on hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.

11, 2008 August:

South America: the breadbasket of the world?

As global food prices rise relentlessly, agricultural land is starting to be seen as the ideal addition to any investment portfolio.

22, 2008 July:

Brazil: Is it really the promised land?

The North-East region of Brazil continues to capture the imagination of international property investors.