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An hour from the hustle and bustle of the carnival city of Rio de Janeiro, a quaint, safe and tranquil paradise called Maricá awaits you.

Maricá is a quiet coastal town where unhurried life is the norm. It is a place of immense natural beauty and nice, friendly people. Large enough to have the amenities you would need on a daily basis, Maricá is just the right size not to have the hassles of city traffic and high tourist prices. With a population of over 100,000 people, Maricá is a small city with lots of great things to offer.

Considered as the entrance to the Lakes and Beaches Region, Maricá is one of the most beautiful cities in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Without a doubt, it is blessed with natural beauties – from gently rolling hills to unique mountain peaks; from a canal to four interconnected lakes; from the Atlantic Ocean to 45 kilometers of white sandy beaches; from verdant meadows to a town center that continues to show growth and positive changes.

Maricá has the amenities to boot. It has an excellent hospital, several medical clinics and doctors’ offices, drugstores, restaurants and bars, grocery stores, gas stations, several churches of various denominations, native craft stores, nightlife, and a great town plaza that is a perfect place for an evening stroll, have a drink of local beer varieties, a bite of local delicacies and meet the locals. For the active and athletic visitors, our town offers several types of sports such as surfing, body boarding, jet-skiing, fishing, boating, hang-gliding, rock climbing, biking, motor cross riding, hiking, diving, windsurfing, sailing, kite surfing, tennis and much more. There are several nearby museums, a water park, historical landmarks, annual carnival festivities, shopping, botanical gardens, rainforests, environmental preserves, sightseeing, nightlife of dancing to samba music or karaoke singing, cable car rides, excellent food, art, great culture and its biggest assest, its warm and very friendly people!!!

Marica is about an hour from the famous city of Rio de Janeiro, world-renowned beaches such as Copacobana, Ipanema, Flamengo, Botafogo and Cabo Frio, the Rio international airport, and the must-see tourist attractions Statue of Christ and Sugar Loaf Mountain where one is confronted with breathtaking and incomparable sceneries. It is only 35 minutes from its neighbor city Niteroi, which has a population of over 1,000,000 people.

Living costs are about 25 percent of that of Europe and North America. Property taxes are about $200 a year. Fulltime caretaker services are about $150 a month. Transportation by bus to the city of Rio de Janeiro costs about $2 – $3 or by a private taxi for about $30. Depending on your lifestyle, you could live in Maricá for about $7,000 a year – and comfortably at that!

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Now is the best time to invest in Brazil because of the following reasons:
Brazilian interest rates are now falling.
Inflation is under control.
The trade balance is recording strong surpluses.
The Brazilian Real is steadily growing at 25% per year against the dollar.
The economy will continue to grow.
Publicly-traded companies plan to invest heavily.
Brazilian balance sheets show vigorous profits.
Foreign investment is plentiful.
International credibility is high and risk is low.

The Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America
Spanning a vast area between the Andes and the Atlantic Ocean, it bordersUruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, PEru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. Brazil had been inhabited for at least 6,000 years by semi-nomadic populations when the first Portuguese explorers, Led by Pedro Alvares Cabrall disembarked on 1500. Over the next three centuries it was re-settled by the Portuguese and exploited mainly for brazilwood at first, and later for sugarcane agriculture. Work on the colony was based on slavery. In 1808 King Joao VI of Portugal, fleeing from Napoleon, relocated to Brazil with the royal family , nobles and government. Though they returned in 1821, the interlude led to the opening of commercial Ports to England – at the time isolated from most European ports by Napoleon – and the “elevation” of Brazil to the status of a United Kingdom to Portugal’s Crown. In 1822 the then prince-regent Dom Pedro I, declared independence on September 7, 1822, establishing the independent Empire of Brazil. This lasted until the next emperor, Dom Pedro II was deposed and a republican based federation was established in November 15, 1889.

Brazil is characterised by the extensive low-lying Amazon Rainforest in the north, and a more open terrain of hills and (low) mountains to the south, home to most of Brazil’s population and its agricultural base. Along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean are also found several mountain ranges, amongst which the highest peak is the Pico da Neblina at 3,014 m. Major rivers include the Amazon, the largest river in the world by volume, the Parana with its impressive Iguacu falls, the Rio Negro, Sao Francisco, Xingu, Madeira, and the Tapajos Rivers.

Brazil’s $558 billion economy grew 5.2 percent in 2004 as the world’s biggest producer of sugar, iron ore and coffee, boosted trade with expanding economies such as China, pushing exports to a record surplus of $96.5 billion, a 32 percent increase over 2003’s $24.8 billion surplus. The Brazilian currency is now bouncing close from new five-year highs. This year’s advance extends the real’s gain to 25 percent over the past 12 months, which is also the biggest gain in any currency in the world over the last year. Brazil is overcoming its national debt, which has consumed a disproportionate fraction of its GNP. This is due to an increase in exports the economy of Brazil is growing above expected pace and the overall feeling is optimistic for the year 2005. The industry accumulates growth of 8.3% in the year and 7.4% in the last twelve months.

Widely diverse yet unique, incomparable yet reachable, huge yet conquerable, Brazil exists to mesmerize the world.
Brazil is one country with a WOW factor associated with it. From its luxuriant geography, abundant natural resources, omnipresent dazzling panorama, year-round tropical weather, booming agricultural industry, language that is unique from its surrounding neighbors, ultra-rich cultural potpourri and most of all, its beautiful, friendly people of varied colors and ethnicities, Brazil shines brightly and strictly on its own.

Brazil is nothing short of being blessed naturally. It is the fifth biggest country in the world and the largest in South America. It occupies 47.3% of the continent with its area of over 3.3 million square miles or 8.5 million square kilometers. Distributed throughout this wide expanse are diverse geographical features. There is the legendary Amazon in the north, which holds one-fifth of the world’s freshwater together with rainforests, long stretches of sparkling white beaches, unique mountain peaks, hills, plateaus, numerous waterfalls, sand dunes, dazzling lakes and rivers.
Brazil is rich historically but its development and growth as a nation have not been as tempestuous as other Latin American countries. Culturally it is just as opulent and varied. Festivals such as the world-renown carnival in Rio de Janeiro and other festivities abound. Cuisine and raised crops differ from east to west and from north to south. It is the only Portuguese-speaking nation surrounded by Spanish-speaking neighbors. Yet Brazil has no enemies. It doesn’t have earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and tsunamis, either.

There is no lack of things to do and see in this huge country. Rio de Janeiro has museums, theatres, parks, shopping malls, nightclubs, and other forms of entertainment. Sites to see are the Statue of Jesus Christ at the zenith of Corcovado, the famous Sugar Loaf Mountain, Maracaná (the biggest stadium in the world). Brazi also has to offer the majestic Iguaçú Falls, rainforests and the Amazon river and the sand dunes in northern Brazil to name a few. Water sports like swimming, scuba diving, snorkeling, surfing, body boarding, water-skiing, jet-skiing, fishing, shrimping, boating, hang-gliding, paragliding, rock climbing, biking, motor cross riding, hiking, diving, windsurfing, sailing, kite surfing, wake boarding, knee boarding, body boarding, kayaking and canoeing are available. You can also enjoy other sports such as tennis, volleyball, bowling, bicycling, mountain biking, horseback riding, rock climbing, hiking and of course, the Brazilian’s favorite sport, football. You can do whale watching and there are yacht clubs and marinas in numerous places.
Despite the vastness in area and the varied geography and culture, one aspect that remains the same is the friendly, hospitable and great looking citizens whose admirable sense of freedom and passion for the sun, fun, frolic and frivolity radiate throughout this gem of a country called Brazil. The country of Brazil offers a perfect combination of friendly and cheerful people, a breathtaking landscape, and ideal weather. Boasting 12 sunny months per year, with an average year-round temperature of 23-27°C (73-81°F), the Brazilian coast is world-wide known and held among the most beautiful scenic natural landscapes. Due to favorable currency exchange, ideal weather, and unparalleled natural beauty, NOW is the time to purchase your future “home away from home” in the friendly and always sunny country of Brazil.

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