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I agree. But one without the other is quite boring...!

Most (but not all) of what you say is correct, but to be one in a crowd of a million on a European beach...? Where is your sense of adventure?

Interesting. Actually I do not believe that most people want to live here permanently, but merely want to take advantage of the great beaches, long hours of sun, warm sea temperatures, friendly locals, relaxed slower way of life, etc, etc, for a few weeks a year, and are not in it just for the...

You are exactly right prices in those cities have had big falls, but to be fair they had huge gains just before this... You are also quite correct that people had their fingers burnt (particularly in one city in NE Brazil),when various projects did not go ahead. While I think some investors...

I have chosen to live where I live, and if I have made a good choice then that is probably not by chance. But I only seek to inform people of my exact circumstances and of my experiences in my location, and would not quote general statistics. Equally, as I have said before, just because SP and...

In BRL, prices here have continued to rise for the past 8 years. It is an owner's decision as to when to sell and cash in, and exchange rates will be one factor (but not the only one),that they should consider if they want to repatriate funds. You quoting extremes of exchange rates is a bit...

My point was that the problems in SP and Rio (such as the house price falls you mention, and that have been well documented),are not necessarily being repeated all over Brazil. The article says that the economy in NE could fall, but as yet this part of Brazil is not suffering like the South/SE...

Well, I am still here! We should not assume that a problem in one area of Brazil (no matter how large) is a reflection of the country as a whole. The country is simply too big. I believe you read Portuguese? Or copy and paste into Google translator. Sem queixumes e azedumes I have not come...

...but the person receiving the funds pays this - not you, the sender...

How are you sending the funds to Brazil? The correct way is by declaring them to the Central Bank when they enter, and then you will be liable for the IOF 0.38% tax, and possibly a local bank handling charge, but no more. If you just sent your wife a gift from your own funds, there are ways to...

I think you are getting confused with different taxes. There are taxes to transfer funds to Brazil; there are taxes on gains from real estate sales; there are taxes on transferring a property into your name; in Brazil there are taxes on just about everything, plus there are ways to minimise...

I would definitely advise against driving a buggy on the BR101 - it would be very unsuitable and unreliable for long journeys, and also could be very dangerous...

I heard a whisper yesterday from someone close to the airline industry that BA are looking to start flights from London to Recife in time for the WC...

You can trust UV10.

I think my bank just paid you again for another 6 months until March 2014? It seems to me that you automatically took a payment for 6 months in March 2013, but I also paid you - this payment was refunded. Now Paypal have paid you again?

I understand - I guess there are good and bad agents everywhere in the world...

...and in every one of these states you have spoken to CRECI brokers and they have all told you the same lies for the past 4 years... I detect a link here...?

So pretty much the whole of NE Brazil...!! That is your first problem - no agent can possibly cover this entire area, and they would also need a CRECI license from each state, which is not going to happen. Firstly, you need to narrow this down to a couple of districts or towns, otherwise you...

The Northeast of Brazil is huge - did you have a particular area in mind?

I agree with you, Norbert, my point is that there are some in this forum who are trustworthy...