So I'm looking for some opinions of people about Fortaleza. Basically I'm seriously looking at an investment property up there in a new development (happy to send details if anyone's interested).
I'm interested in here as firstly it seems to be a solid investment as far as value for money, future growth, rental yields etc. I'm also keen to get some investments into Brazil which seems to be going from strength to strength as well as having somewhere to hang out for a few months a year.
I've visited Colombia, Argentina and Uruguay before (and fricken loved them all) - but this will be my first trip to Brazil. I've put it off only to avoid getting my toddler spanish all confused, and I hate having to get visas for places (as an Aussie we are spoilt in this regard typically). So I'm booking a two week trip where I will hit Fortaleza for a week and Rio (because I couldn't miss it!!) for a week.
So here are my queries I suppose:
1 - has anyone looked into similar investments? I like this one because it's right in the centre of the action, and not stuck out on some resort.
2 - would you choose this place for 2-3 month mini-retirements? I know it's primarily a beach town, which only gets me excited when thinking about string bikinis, but I'm also big into diving and am super keen to do more paragliding which seems to be available there. I'm also a big fan of places with a thumping nightlife, which Fortaleza apparently has...
3 - women... to keep the gaming theme - whilst Roosh said the women there weren't much chop, what about the tourist market? Fortaleza is apparently the no. 1 (or something) tourist destinations for Brazilians. From experience people tend to have less inhibitions when on vacation, so could you rack up the notches on holidaying brazilians. The negative to this is the reputation of sex tourists, but as a young guy (same age as Roosh) and keen to throw myself into the language - could you alleviate this setback?
Love to hear your thoughts... and I will let you know mine in about 6 weeks or so.
I'm interested in here as firstly it seems to be a solid investment as far as value for money, future growth, rental yields etc. I'm also keen to get some investments into Brazil which seems to be going from strength to strength as well as having somewhere to hang out for a few months a year.
I've visited Colombia, Argentina and Uruguay before (and fricken loved them all) - but this will be my first trip to Brazil. I've put it off only to avoid getting my toddler spanish all confused, and I hate having to get visas for places (as an Aussie we are spoilt in this regard typically). So I'm booking a two week trip where I will hit Fortaleza for a week and Rio (because I couldn't miss it!!) for a week.
So here are my queries I suppose:
1 - has anyone looked into similar investments? I like this one because it's right in the centre of the action, and not stuck out on some resort.
2 - would you choose this place for 2-3 month mini-retirements? I know it's primarily a beach town, which only gets me excited when thinking about string bikinis, but I'm also big into diving and am super keen to do more paragliding which seems to be available there. I'm also a big fan of places with a thumping nightlife, which Fortaleza apparently has...
3 - women... to keep the gaming theme - whilst Roosh said the women there weren't much chop, what about the tourist market? Fortaleza is apparently the no. 1 (or something) tourist destinations for Brazilians. From experience people tend to have less inhibitions when on vacation, so could you rack up the notches on holidaying brazilians. The negative to this is the reputation of sex tourists, but as a young guy (same age as Roosh) and keen to throw myself into the language - could you alleviate this setback?
Love to hear your thoughts... and I will let you know mine in about 6 weeks or so.