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HealthWith such a tropical climate and lush habitat, Brazil is also home to many diseases and you should take precautions before you head there on holiday. A yellow fever vaccination and certificate are required to enter the country, and children ages 3 months to 6 years may be required to show proof of polio vaccinations. Outbreaks of yellow fever have been reported in the Amazon, the Pantanal, Brasilia and Minas Gerais. You should note that the vaccine takes 10 days to take effect. Additionally, it’s recommended that you protect yourself against diseases such as malaria, leprosy and leishmaniasis depending on which region and cities you are visiting. Brazil is hot and the sun here is powerful. You should be careful of falling prey to dehydration, heat exhaustion and sunstroke. Travellers should drink plenty of water and apply sunscreen of at least SPF 15. Hygiene and public health in Brazil are generally high in the larger cities and urban areas; however, you should use common sense when eating out. Although tap water is ‘safe’ to drink, it has a poor taste and can still give you a stomach upset. It’s best to drink bottled or filtered water. Brazilian pharmacies are excellent and medication is fairly inexpensive.
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Hoy, 32, has spent £220,000 on the one-bedroom pad at Laguna Beach in Natal province on the country's north-eastern coast.
Goldman Sachs is tipping Brazil for big things. In fact, the sultry South American country is fast developing an impressive fan base. The investment bank believes Brazil is on course to be the 5th largest economy in the world by 2050. Not bad for a nation plagued by 40-years of financial instability. A host of policies have been put in place to ensure the fast growing economy continues to thrive, which makes buying property in Brazil ever more appealing. These are wide ranging, from a measure to limit government borrowing to fewer restrictions on foreign investment.
Some years back the main tourist destinations were Rio de Janerio and the more famous destinations like Iguassu falls.These tourist hot spots attracted a lot of tourists and still do, but the cost of the holiday package (flight + hotel) from Europe turned out to be unaffordable for some people, even though the cost of living prices like food, dining out and entertainment are still quite affordable .
International investors are impressed by holiday apartments and chalets at Praia Bonita due to their excellent buy-to-let and resale potential in a managed holiday resort complex. In addition to being located just south of Natal, northeast Brazil's major emerging tourism area, Praia Bonita offers investors some effective exit strategies: high rental potential as well as the 2 years' guaranteed rental at 5% p.a. thrown into the deal. As importantly, a ready foot-flow of buyers from amongst the tourists renting on the resort will greatly boost these units' resale potential.