1. Define your search
Describe what you want in everyday language, including location, budget, size and rental strategy. We turn it into an adjustable search and keep the matching list current.
Browse and evaluate the properties with the strongest expected investment returns for your preferences.
Prefer to choose the filters yourself?
Browse the full ranked list and adjust every search criterion yourself.
More than a listing portal
Traditional portals help you discover listings. Brazilestate adds the analysis, evidence and workflow needed to compare them as investments.
Describe what you want in everyday language, including location, budget, size and rental strategy. We turn it into an adjustable search and keep the matching list current.
When a property interests you, ask us to verify the listing details, costs, building rules and short-term rental status before you move forward.
Every property receives a full discounted cash flow analysis. Adjust the assumptions and see the ranking update instantly, then download an auditable Excel model for any property.
Illustrative example
Net present value (NPV) is a practical comparison, not a prediction. We use a discounted cash flow (DCF), a widely used way to value an investment from all the money it may generate and cost over time. NPV asks whether those future cash flows are worth more or less today than what the same capital could earn elsewhere.
We include the purchase, renovation, rent, recurring costs, tax, financing and a future sale.
Money received years from now is worth less than money today. We adjust every future amount before comparing properties.
A positive NPV means the model beats your selected alternative. A higher NPV means a stronger result under the same assumptions.
Current coverage
We are starting with selected neighborhoods in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, then expanding where visitors ask us to go next. The active list is refreshed every week.
The essentials about the data, the model and buying property in Brazil.
Try your own search →Yes, during the pilot. If a feature becomes paid later we will say so on the site before it happens.
Brazilestate organizes listings and auction opportunities from the sources linked on each property. We refresh the active dataset weekly, keep the source visible and clearly mark facts that still need confirmation. Coverage is focused, not a claim to include the entire market.
For a property you are considering, we check the available source documents, listing details, costs and building rules. For ordinary listings we can contact the broker. For auctions we use the edital and property record and ask the auction house when information is missing.
The model uses the next upcoming auction round and its price, adds auction-specific costs and reflects the expected time to possession when the data is available. Lots whose recorded praça dates have passed stay visible with a reminder to verify their availability. Always review the edital and legal due diligence before bidding.
It depends on the building and its rules. We show whether short-term rental is allowed, prohibited, reported or still unverified. Do not rely on projected short-term income until the status and current condominium documents have been checked.
Non-residents can purchase urban property in Brazil and need a CPF for property ownership. Rural and border-area property has special restrictions. Brazilestate adapts tax and financing assumptions for foreign profiles, but a local lawyer and tax adviser should confirm the structure of a real purchase.
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