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Golfingworld
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This may seem like a personal fued to to others, but my purpose is to bring some reality into the real situation with regard to NE Brazil. If nothing else it might make interested outsiders take a deep breath and not dive into something that is nowhere near as vibrant, as it is being painted. Let me get this right.....
Occupancy is claimed at around 70%, yet I can walk into any hotel I want at a discount.
The people on the beach don't reflect the level of tourist occupancy.
Anyhow, we all want quiet beaches, that's why we go there, except presumably for Ipanema and Copacabana.
Natal is allegedly 6.5 hours from Lisbon, so do we all buy properties there as well, so as to get to Brazil sooner? Or do we ignore the extra 2+ hours from London/Paris/Frankfurt/Stockholm?
Flights are frequent and cheap and the new hub will increase these...maybe my Xmas flight at £900 reflects this competitive market?
Prices seem to have doubled in three years, yet I have just found a prime position flat 20% less than most other off plan offers and everyone from my taxi driver to a the hall porter has a property he wants to sell to me.
Favourable exchange rate...yet the B$ Reis has consistently increased against hard currencies in the last 12 months. So why is it favourable?
Massive surge in affordable charter flights....this surge consists of one flight, Thomson from the UK to Natal and one First Choice in summer to Salvador, Airtours cancelled theirs and Thomson have just bought 1st Choice, Thomas Cook don't fly there! Some surge..but don't forget one Air Europa flight from Madrid and a BRA flight from Lisbon to Natal at £700.
Self sufficient in oil...well sugar cane to be exact.
A foreigner can own 100% of his property..... but he cant get a bank account easily to pay his gas or electricity bill. He has to pay someone else to do that for him.
Paying a 25% premium and buying now protects you from inflation over the next 7 years.
These are the facts, everyone will make up their own mind,
Occupancy is claimed at around 70%, yet I can walk into any hotel I want at a discount.
The people on the beach don't reflect the level of tourist occupancy.
Anyhow, we all want quiet beaches, that's why we go there, except presumably for Ipanema and Copacabana.
Natal is allegedly 6.5 hours from Lisbon, so do we all buy properties there as well, so as to get to Brazil sooner? Or do we ignore the extra 2+ hours from London/Paris/Frankfurt/Stockholm?
Flights are frequent and cheap and the new hub will increase these...maybe my Xmas flight at £900 reflects this competitive market?
Prices seem to have doubled in three years, yet I have just found a prime position flat 20% less than most other off plan offers and everyone from my taxi driver to a the hall porter has a property he wants to sell to me.
Favourable exchange rate...yet the B$ Reis has consistently increased against hard currencies in the last 12 months. So why is it favourable?
Massive surge in affordable charter flights....this surge consists of one flight, Thomson from the UK to Natal and one First Choice in summer to Salvador, Airtours cancelled theirs and Thomson have just bought 1st Choice, Thomas Cook don't fly there! Some surge..but don't forget one Air Europa flight from Madrid and a BRA flight from Lisbon to Natal at £700.
Self sufficient in oil...well sugar cane to be exact.
A foreigner can own 100% of his property..... but he cant get a bank account easily to pay his gas or electricity bill. He has to pay someone else to do that for him.
Paying a 25% premium and buying now protects you from inflation over the next 7 years.
These are the facts, everyone will make up their own mind,