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What does a plot of land cost in Brazil, area by area? From about $120 a m² in Itapoá to $730 in Balneário Camboriú, the priciest beach town.

What can you build on a plot in São Paulo, Brazil? On a 600 m² plot: up to 600 m² of house, 10 m high, on São Paulo’s quiet house streets.

What should you check before you buy a plot in Brazil? Nine checks, most of them done by your lawyer. Only one has a published time: São Paulo’s property-tax certificate, up to 10 days.

How much does it cost to build a house in Brazil? From about $400 a m² for a basic house in São Paulo to $680 for a high-end one in Rio, before the land, the design, the permits and the builder’s profit.

Beach, farmland, border: where can a foreigner buy land in Brazil? In towns, like a Brazilian. Farmland is for residents only, with a permit above 3 “modules” (15 to 300 ha); on the beach and near the border, the federal state has a say.

From offer to building permit: how long does it take in Brazil? Only the registry has a legal clock: 5 working days for a simple sale, 10 at most.

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Buying Land in Brazil: everything to check before you buy

INSIDE THE GUIDE

What land really costs, area by area
What you can build, and what you can’t
The checks to run before you sign
Coast, border, farmland: the special rules
What you’ll pay on top of the price
What owning land costs every year
How much tax you’ll owe
Who does what, and who to double-check
How long it takes, from offer to title
What you’ll pay when you sell
What’s changed in the last 12 months
What could go wrong, and how to avoid it

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