Real Estate Market Cools in Brazil, But Not Crashing Yet
Although the real estate market has boomed to a dangerous bubble, the good news is that house price growth has...
January 21, 2015Topic
housing
Inflation Increases Less in October Due to Food, Transport
The accumulated inflation for the last twelve months, however, surpasses the government's annual inflation target.
November 7, 2014
New Education Center Opens in Rio’s Bairro Carioca
The Barrio Carioca condominium represents part of the city's efforts of urban transformation in anticipation of the Olympic and Paralympics...
June 17, 2014
More Minha Casa Minha Vida Fraud: Daily
Allegations of Minha Casa Minha Vida (My House My Life) fraud continue in Brazil as low income familes in the...
June 10, 2013
Rumor Sparks Mass Withdrawals: Daily
A rumor that the Bolsa Família anti-poverty program was set to close has led to hundreds of thousands of families...
May 21, 2013
Rocinha Residents Receive Home Titles
The state of Rio de Janeiro issued 2,091 land titles to residents of Rocinha, a pacified favela located in Zona...
May 14, 2013
What R$1,500 Rents in Rio for 2013
While R$1,500 will scarcely afford a studio space in most of Zona Sul, renting a single room in an apartment...
May 14, 2013Minha Casa Minha Vida Fraud in Brazil
The Ministry for Cities will investigate accusations that former civil servants have defrauded the government’s massive housing program, Minha Casa...
April 16, 2013
Families Ordered to Leave Botanic Garden
The Brazilian Court of Audit (TCU) ruled last week that families living inside Rio's Jardim Botânico (Botanic Garden) have up...
September 11, 2012