20 November 2007

Fresh Property Co are excited to offer property investors the chance to invest in a new off plan development located in the wealthiest area of Sao Paulo, the 4^th largest city in the world.

Alameda Morumbi will be constructed with the highest standards, facilities and quality at amazing pre-releases prices from R$278,087 (£77,760).  Comparable apartments in London would be 10 – 20 times higher in price.

Luxurious 2, 3 and 4 bed apartments are available, all with ensuites to master bedrooms, balconies and 2 parking spaces.

The development will have 2 tower blocks with 28 floors each and 8 units per floor, giving a total of 448 apartments.  The project has a modern architecture by Marcio Curi and Azeveo Antunes and landscaped gardens by Benedito Abbud, and will be completed by September 2010.

The facilities of the development will be 5 star and include 25m swimming pool, children’s pool, solarium, bar, jogging path, gym, multiple sports court, rollerblading path, playgrounds for babies and toddlers, kiosks with BBQs, games room with living space, party rooms, bowling, cinema, circus training space, restaurant, art studio, beauty centre, spa and fitness centre.

As an investment, the numbers certainly stack up.  Similar 2 beds in Morumbi rent from R$4,000.  This equates to approx 18% gross yield. And for the first year, after letting costs, the yield would be 14%.

With average rental yields in London around 3% – 5%, Alameda Morumbi is an outstanding city investment and will pay itself off in only 7 years.

Morumbi is the most prestigious neighbourhood in Sao Paulo boasting sophistication, elegance and prestige.  It is within easy access to airports and main highways, yet it is tucked away in a beautiful location with many historic buildings and parks.

Property prices in the area have been consistently rising. Also considering the sustainable growth and stability of the Brazilian economy, prices will continue to rise and some estate agencies in the city forecast capital growth of up to 25% in the next 12 months.

Find out more about Sao Paulo Alameda Morumbi at http://freshpropertyco.com/?page_id=203 or contact us for the full brochure:

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November 09, 2007 02:25pm

BRAZIL has discovered huge new petroleum reserves in its south that could turn the country into one of the biggest oil producers in the world, the government and its state-controlled oil company has announced.

If one of the deposits turns out to be as vast as it appears, Brazil will be in the same league “as the Arab countries, Venezuela and others,” the senior minister in charge of the cabinet, Dilma Rousseff, said.

Petrobras, Brazil’s national oil company, said in a statement that exploration of its Tupi field, offshore Sao Paulo state, revealed it could produce up to eight billion barrels of light oil and natural gas.

It said that find, along with another potential field still being explored farther south, could propel Brazil “among the countries with the biggest oil and gas reserves in the world.”

The head of Petrobras, Jose Sergio Gabrielli, told a media conference in Rio de Janeiro that Brazil’s total reserves could now place it “between Nigeria and Venezuela”.

Shares in the company soared on the news, closing 14.57 per cent higher at 93.40 reais ($58) on the Sao Paulo stockmarket.

Petrobras’ previous stated reserves, given at the end of 2006, were the equivalent of 11.46 billion barrels of oil.  The Tupi find alone could boost that by 50 per cent. Petrobras operates the Tupi area, of which it holds 65 per cent.  British energy group BG holds a 25 per cent share in the field and Portugal’s Petrogal-Galp Energia holds 10 per cent.  Petrobras also holds the lion’s share of interest in the other field being tested.

The Brazilian government said no more parts of the new field would be licensed out until a full evaluation was in. It said this was in “the public interest.”

The discoveries are a significant fillip for Brazil, coming at a time that the price of oil is sitting at a record high and heading towards $US100 per barrel.

An analyst at the Brazilian Centre for Infrastructure, Adriano Pires, agreed that “this is good news.”  But he noted that the Tupi field, 250km offshore, lies in very deep water, which will make extraction “very expensive.”  At best, he said, production would begin in around four or five years’ time.  “It’s only viable if oil prices stay high,” he said.

The Brazilian state holds a 55.7 per cent of the shares with voting rights in Petrobras, giving it effective control of the energy giant, which currently pumps out nearly two million barrels of oil a day.

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