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Users of the Lonely Planet website have voted a visit to Ponta Negra nº1 out of a huge 654 “things to do in the northeast” of Brazil. Local Brazil agent uv10.com has an investment opportunity just 10 mins from the action – Dunas de Cotovelo.

Having taken Silver for Best Estate Agency 2011 in this year's OPP Awards, this month the Brazil estate agent scooped five star award for Best Estate Agency Website in the Americas Property Awards in association with Bloomberg Television and Google.

FIFA has this month announced its schedule for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Natal will stage four matches. Now all that remains is for key infrastructure to be in place – not least the stadium, transport networks and new international airport.

Brazil's São Miguel do Gostoso has become an overnight tourist sensation thanks to year-round sunshine and kitesurf-friendly winds. Eolic energy enterprises and their staff now compete heavily with the tourists for rental accommodation.

Olympics 2016 has long been cited as the time that Brazil becomes the world’s 5th largest economy. However, on release of 2010 GDP figures showing the highest economic growth in 25yrs, some reports suggest that milestone may have come 5yrs early.

With a housing boom based on the local population getting richer rather than banks getting more excessive in their lending, Brazil continues to attract high levels of investment from foreigners such as Arlen Mifflin, a 36yr old from Windsor, Ontario.

With runaway optimism created by Government social programmes and hosting 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, Brazil is attracting serious property investor attention. Agent www.uv10.com reminds us Brazil is also the ideal setting for a holiday home.

In 2010, more than 9.1mn Brazilian families announced their intention to purchase a new home within the next year. uv10’s Property Fund takes advantage of this and provides experienced developers with the finance in exchange for massive returns.

Ditch the red roses, Ferrero Rocher and teddy bear this Valentine’s and instead give your special someone the keys, not only to your heart, but also to their own piece of paradise in a love nest over looking Brazil’s Praia do Amor – Love Beach.

According to developer Grup Immobiliari Natal Brasil, Britain produces astute property investors. The Company, in partnership with Brazil agent www.uv10.com, describes Brit buyers as “more informed about property investment than other Europeans”.

With excitement already building for FIFA World Cup Brazil in 2014, a new survey by tourism marketing experts, Pangaea Network, confirms that hosting an international football tournament will do more to boost a nation than any other sporting event.

After a second round of voting, Brazil has its first female President - Dilma Rousseff. Hand-picked by her predecessor and fellow Workers’ Party member, Lula Inácio da Silva, Rousseff is expected to continue his immensely popular social policies.

www.uv10.com was once again top dog at the Overseas Property Professional (OPP) Awards for Excellence 2010 – this time scooping Best Estate Agent (Gold) in front of a prestigious London ExCeL audience.

With holiday home buyers confined to the sidelines, foreign interest in Brazilian real estate is still booming thanks to an influx of pure investors. According to Brazil agents www.uv10.com, these investors all find long stage payments important.

In Brazil it’s actually fun to be an estate agent. Soaring economic growth (8.8% GDP for Q2 2010) coupled with govt programmes aimed to give low-income families access to mortgages means there are queues of people signing up for off-plan property.

By January 2010, following an appearance on national TV and rave reviews in the ‘Tribuna do Norte’ newspaper, every one of São Miguel do Gostoso’s 18 pousadas was fully booked for New Year 2010/11.

‘Newlyweds’ Cameron and Clegg have a huge task on their hands trying to return the ‘Great’ to debt-ridden Britain whilst around them the Eurozone appears on the brink of collapse. Brazil offers the stability and growth that investors crave.

In a topsyturvy market it's reassuring to find a spot where “it is standard for developments to sell out within weeks”. This is Petropólis, the Mayfair of Natal in Brazil’s northeast. Investors can reap an estimated 49% return in 30 months.

In the early 21st century off-plan was the doyen of overseas property purchases, high risk but equally high reward in a buoyant market. Today those rewards are diminishing and the risk is even higher. Off-plan is, in many cases, now off the agenda.

In front of a busy A Place in the Sun Live audience at London’s Earls Court on 26 March, Brazil specialist www.uv10.com was presented ‘Best Small Agent 2010’ by property watchdog the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP).

In 2003 Brazil’s Middle Class (Class C) numbered 64 million people. Today this figure has risen to a huge 91 million. Everything from credit card to satellite TV applications is accelerating. Next on the list for Class C are stylish homes.

Famed for reliable weather, superb flying conditions and welcoming locals, Pipa in northeast Brazil is emerging as a paragliding paradise. Crowds of brightly coloured fabric wings dot the skyline taking in the stunning coastal scenery as they fly.

If you fly to Brazil at your own expense with the cash deposit for a house you’d expect the receiving estate agent to take you seriously. If they show you just two unsuitable developments and then leave for a BBQ you’re going to be a bit miffed.

Some Brazilian developers are now offering the chance for foreign individuals or groups to make bulk-investments into 'Minha Casa Minha Vida' social housing projects. At Natal’s Bosque Verde, net profit is calculated at 23% after just four months.

Natal in Brazil’s northeast has been given the honour from football’s ruling body FIFA to be a host city for the 2014 World Cup. Already a favourite with property investors, this coastal paradise will now be showcased on TV sets across the globe.

The Brazilian property market is already riding the crest of a boom, but now even the currency is co-operating as the Real has weakened by over 8% against the dollar in the last month alone. This makes that beach property more affordable than ever.

For Brazil the credit crunch may just as well be the fabled breakfast cereal. Whilst the London stock market shrank by 1.5% during 2007, its São Paulo counterpart expanded by 93% due to a flood of foreign investment, a chunk went into real estate.

An early off-plan purchase means early bird prices but the by-product is a long wait before you can enjoy your first holiday or cash your first rental income. La Piazzetta offers completed prime sea-view units from an incredible 66,800 euros.

In the emerging market sector truly sensational, architecturally inspiring resorts with five star services are few and far between. Brazil’s Natal Ocean Club is carving out its own niche for decadent overseas property investment.

Jacuma Beach Resort is already making waves due to its wide range of facilities and coveted beachfront location, however, the news that Spanish hotel giant Sol Meliá is now participating has sent interest from property investors soaring.

Ditch the blinkers and remove the rose tinted specs. Samantha Gore, Head of Sales and Marketing for Brazil experts www.uv10.com, tells us ten things you probably didn’t, but definitely should, know about investing in property in Brazil.

Last month Brazil was celebrating the world’s biggest ever deep-water oil discovery. Predicted to quickly turn Brazil into a major oil exporter and player in world affairs, the knock-on effect for the property investment industry is to be massive.