Eco-Friendly Homes for Rio Favelas
Rio opened sixteen eco-friendly apartments to residents of hillside favela communities Babilônia and Chapéu Mangueira, part of the Morar Carioca...
March 19, 2013Topic
Real Estate
Macaé Real Estate Market Set to Grow
With a ballooning population, construction of high-end hotels and housing developments fueled by the expansion of the oil and gas...
March 12, 2013
Wages Outpaced by Property Prices in Rio
The rate at which average Rio property prices have risen over the past five years is four times greater than...
March 12, 2013
The MAR Opens in Rio’s Port Zone
The new Museu de Arte do Rio (Art Museum of Rio), or MAR, officially opened to the public on March...
March 5, 2013
Marina da Glória Project Approved: Daily
Brazilian business magnate Eike Batista has received federal permission to build a shopping complex and a convention venue in Marina...
February 23, 2013
Interest Rates Fall for R$500K Homes
Last week the Caixa Econômica Federal (Federal Savings Bank) announced lower interest rates on loans for those planning to buy...
January 22, 2013
Leblon Beach Plans R$10 Million Clean-up
The city of Rio is investing R$10 million in efforts to clean up Leblon Beach as part of a wider...
January 8, 2013
Rio’s Mayor Stops Niemeyer Renovation
Rio’s mayor, Eduardo Paes, recently called for renovation works on a building designed by the late Oscar Niemeyer to be...
January 8, 2013
Trump Towers Planned for Port Zone in Rio
American real estate tycoon Donald Trump with partners is developing office buildings estimated at between R$5 billion and R$6 billion...
December 25, 2012