Investor Guide
Foreign Buyers
Everything you need to buy and protect a studio in Rio while living outside Brazil: documents, currency exchange, residency by investment, inheritance and taxes for non-residents.
Main guide
Foreign Investor Guide: studios in Rio de Janeiro
Documents, currency exchange, residency, inheritance and taxes in one place.
Read article → Foreign BuyersCan foreigners buy property in Brazil?
Rules, exceptions, documents and purchase costs.
Read article → Foreign BuyersCPF, power of attorney and bank account
What to prepare before you buy, step by step.
Read article → Foreign BuyersHow to send money from abroad
Official exchange, 0.38% IOF and transfer precautions.
Read article → Foreign BuyersResidency by investment
The CNIg rule: R$ 1 million in one or more properties.
Read article → Foreign BuyersEstate planning
Probate in Brazil, forced heirs and inheritance tax.
Read article → Foreign BuyersTaxes for non-residents
ITBI, IPTU, 15% on rent and capital gains.
Read article →Studios for investors buying from abroad
ARB26
Downtown
From R$ 263k
Connect Square
Downtown
From R$ 279k
Niemeyer 360
Barra (page in Portuguese)
From R$ 828k
Vista Joá
São Conrado (page in Portuguese)
From R$ 1.29M
Ipa Ipanema
Ipanema (page in Portuguese)
From R$ 3.15M
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