Articles

Infrastructure

6 Aug 2026

How Florianópolis connects to the world: the international airport and the flights that bring the buyer closer

Hercílio Luz closed 2025 with more than 5 million passengers and 1.2 million international. What routes exist and why air connectivity matters to the foreign buyer.

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Lifestyle

5 Aug 2026

Florianópolis as a place to live: beaches, nature, climate and sport

A subtropical climate, dozens of beaches, lagoons and protected areas, world-class surfing: the foundations — with sources — of the 'destination' pillar that draws the buyer seeking quality of life.

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Market

4 Aug 2026

Buying land in Florianópolis: scarcity, environmental restrictions and rising land values

Plano Diretor, environmental protection areas, restinga and manguezal APPs, terrenos de marinha: the guide to understanding why land appreciates in Florianópolis and how to buy a lot with confidence.

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Market

3 Aug 2026

How much Florianópolis appreciated in ten years: a look back at the m²

With FipeZAP and IBGE data: Florianópolis's m² rose +108.8% over a decade, beat inflation in real terms and far outpaced the national average. Where the gains were, and what the neighborhoods do — and don't — tell us.

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Taxes

2 Aug 2026

Selling and repatriating as a non-resident: how the foreign buyer's capital leaves Brazil

The non-resident foreigner pays the same capital-gains scale as the resident but loses the exemptions and remits the money through a câmbio contract. The guide to the 'exit'.

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Taxes

1 Aug 2026

Owning property in Florianópolis as a foreigner: IPTU, rental income and the non-resident's taxes

IPTU, CPF, an attorney-in-fact, rental income taxed at source, and the sale-related exemptions the non-resident doesn't get: the foreign owner's tax guide for Florianópolis.

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Investment

9 Jul 2026

How to Bring Your Money into Brazil to Buy: CPF, Câmbio and Capital Registration

Buying in Florianópolis from abroad is legal and straightforward, but the money has to come in through the right channel. We explain the non-resident's CPF, the câmbio (FX) contract, the Central Bank framework, and what all this means for the foreign buyer — Russians included.

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Residency

8 Jul 2026

Visas and Residency in Brazil: The Routes to Invest, Retire or Move with Your Family

Buying a property in Florianópolis does not, on its own, grant the right to reside in Brazil. We walk through the real residency routes — with their current amounts and requirements — for anyone who wants to live, invest or retire on the Island.

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Market

7 Jul 2026

The Purchasing Power of the International Buyer in Florianópolis

For anyone buying in dollars or euros, Florianópolis has grown markedly cheaper in recent years. We look at the real's exchange rate, the Island's price per m², and how it compares in hard currency with other benchmark coastal destinations.

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