Historically the poorest region of Brazil, the northeast is now on the move and posted the highest GDP growth figures in the country from 2000 to 2010 - 4.2% versus 3.6% for the nation as a whole. A strong middle class is emerging and a residentia

Users of independent travel guide website Lonely Planet have voted a visit to Ponta Negra number one out of a huge 654 "things to do in the northeast" of Brazil. Probably the most famous beach in Natal, this 3km stretch of hotels, restaurants, b

With excitement already building for FIFA World Cup Brazil in 2014, a new survey by tourism marketing experts, Pangaea Network, confirms that the South American nation has plenty to look forward to. Of the travel professionals polled, the majority a

In Brazil it's actually both fun and rewarding to be an estate agent right now. Soaring economic growth (8.8% GDP for Q2 2010 - higher than anticipated) coupled with progressive government programmes aimed to give low-income families easier acce

In this topsy turvy market it is reassuring to find that there remains a location where "it is standard for developments to sell out within weeks". This location is Petropólis, dubbed the 'Mayfair' of the city of Natal in Brazil's northea

Brazil is now officially a middle class country with 52% of the 190 million-strong population falling into this bracket. These professionals are using new found wealth to snap up status symbols from televisions to new cars (sales of the latter jumpe