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SafetyBrazil in general Brazil has had a reputation for violence and crime since the 1980s, with Rio de Janeiro being a particular bastion of danger. In the 1990s the country cleaned up its image a bit by installing better street lighting and stationing police on city streets and on public beaches. Governments began working at extending water and sanitation to some of the city's poorer residents as well. Common sense should apply when in Brazil - visitors should refrain from displaying their valuables in public. It is advisable to be aware of pickpockets, especially in busy areas and on public transport. You should be especially careful at night and stick to main streets.  Police in action - Streets of Natal Natal Natal is one of the safest cities in Brazil. Its reputation as a safe coupled with a tropical quality of life has brought to the city many medium class brazilian families from the south to settle in. In fact, it seems that the state of Rio Grande do Norte has given priority to the safety of its citizens by keeping a well equiped and proper trained police force. Unlike other cities, in Natal there is a sense of tranquilty, a relaxed atmosphere.
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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.