In the build up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, the Brazilian government is predicting that the economy will grow at an annualised rate of 4% or above for 2013.
There has also been an increased amount of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) pouring into the country over the past 12 months. A recent report by Ernst & Young Terco estimates that FDI into Brazilian real estate can be counted at between R$5 billion and R$10 billion in 2012 so far, perhaps fuelled by the much publicised Accelerated Growth Program (Programa de Acelera


