Brazil

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Continental beaches — from Búzios chic to the wild Nordeste — open to foreign buyers.

Brazil offers 7,000 km of coastline and huge internal tourism. Foreigners buy freehold urban property freely (rural land has size/area limits and border-zone rules). The prestige-and-yield sweet spots are the Rio-to-Búzios coast and the sun-sure Nordeste (Bahia, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte), where Europeans have long bought beach homes.

Can foreigners buy?

Open for urban property; rural land faces area caps and near-border restrictions for foreigners. Use a CPF tax number and local lawyer.

Taxes & buying costs

Transfer tax (ITBI) ~2–3%; annual IPTU municipal tax; rental income taxed (15%+); capital-gains tax on sale.

What makes it unique

Vast, warm coastline and deep domestic tourism; freehold urban ownership for foreigners.

Most prestigious places to own

Búzios & Angra dos Reis (Rio state)

Chic beach-and-island retreats for São Paulo/Rio wealth.

$500k–$8m

Beach villa / island home

Trancoso & Praia do Espelho (Bahia)

Boho-luxury Discovery-Coast enclaves.

$400k–$5m

Design beach villa

Jurerê Internacional, Florianópolis

Southern Brazil's glamour beach neighbourhood.

$500k–$4m

Beachfront house / condo

Best income potential from vacation renting

Florianópolis (Santa Catarina)

Surf-and-lifestyle island with year-round STR demand.

$200k–$900k

6–9% gross

Beach apartment

Porto de Galinhas / Pipa (Nordeste)

Postcard beach towns popular with European renters.

$150k–$700k

7–10% gross

Beach house / pousada

Rio de Janeiro (Barra/Zona Sul)

Big-city + beach short-let market.

$250k–$1.2m

5–8% gross

Ocean-view apartment

Picturesque farms & rural tourism properties

Serra Gaúcha (Gramado/Bento Gonçalves)

Brazil's wine country and Alpine-style tourism.

$300k–$2m

Wine / agritourism

Vineyard / mountain chalet

Chapada Diamantina (Bahia)

Table-mountain eco-tourism; pousadas and farms.

$150k–$800k

Eco-tourism

Eco-farm / pousada

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Indicative 2025–26 planning bands for screening only, not quotes and not advice. Holiday-let licensing, tax and foreign-buyer rules change frequently — confirm locally with a lawyer and tax adviser before buying.