Real Estate Acquisition In Brazil – A Brief Summary

There has been a large amount of real estate investments in Brazil in the last years. Not only large investors have been appreciating the hotel and shopping center areas, small investors have been viewing the Brazilian environment as a great opportunity for retirement plans. Thus, either in large or small proportions, the Brazilian real estate market has been in great development.

Investments can be made by individuals or by foreign or national companies. In Brazil the most common practice is limited liability companies – Limitadas. The acquisition of real estate through Brazilian Companies is very much used for tax and inheritance reasons. Also, direct investment in Brazilian Companies may grant the right to permanent visa requirements (50,000 US dollars for individual investors or 200,000 US dollars for entities)¹.