Investment & Business Opportunities

The Investment Division of RioApartments is a professional services consultancy that provides large investment opportunities for projects in the many business sectors of Brazil.

We are specialists in Brazil, with a unique expertise in the fast-growing State of Rio de Janeiro. One of our best clients once described us as "door openers", we are a group who makes successful deals happen.  We direct the players to get the best opportunities and manage the "Brazilian Way" of business for our overseas clients.

Our executive team has years of experience with investment and business management in Brazil.  This unique perspective as international business-people living and working in Brazil provides us the understanding of the idiosyncrasies of doing business in Brazil.  It is an important and distinctive business culture, and the right place to be if you want to grow and thrive.  But, one that needs to be understood and managed for success.  You can utilize our expertise and our network of partners to assist you in getting the best possible investment with the lowest risk in Brazil and worldwide in a variety of sectors including:

Oil & gas - Infrastructure - Energy - Construction - Engineering - Architecture - Aviation - Ports & Maritime - Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals -  Construction -  Education & Training -  Info Tech/Telecom -  Logistics -  Shipping & Transport -  Insurance -  Security & Risk Management -  Hospitality -  Real Estate – Residential & Commercial

We are located in Rio de Janeiro to take advantage of the projected explosive growth. The U.S. Consulate projects 10 to 15% yearly growth in the State of Rio de Janeiro.  This is projected to be twice as fast as the rest of the country, and will be 20% of the GDP of Brazil.

Real estate has a huge investment potential in Rio. Over the next 10 years, the projection is for 1,000,000 new homes with the majority of these homes in the next 3 years.  We feel investors should move quickly to take advantage of the opportunities. For example, the Minha Casa, Minha Vida (My Home, My Life) project for Santa Cruz in the State of Rio will be 50,000 units alone. There are also 17 licenses issued to build hotels with 13 more in the works. All of these are great opportunity areas with returns projected over 30%.   And the growing economy will only drive these numbers higher throughout the country.

The oil and energy sectors are creating a great demand for investments due to the 2006 discovery of a potential 50 billion barrels of oil off the coast of Sao Paulo (Santos Basin). This is creating an investment demand of over US$440 Billion. There are many oil and support companies coming to Brazil now and Petrobras is always searching for companies to assist them in exploiting this oil field. Infrastructure industries such as construction, transportation, engineering and information technologies are also growing to support the energy companies. They too are in need of investors, along with real estate and professional services firms. This oil reserve will position Brazil in the top 5 oil producing countries in the world. We can help you find the right place to invest to exploit this growth area.

The 2016 Olympic games are coming to Rio de Janeiro and will generate about US$40 Billion of investments. In addition, the 2014 World Cup (futebol/football/soccer) games are coming to Brazil as well as the Confederation games in 2013 and the Military World Games in 2011, all requiring investments.   Hospitality industry will grow quickly as both workers for the huge infrastructure projects ramp-up and as the sporting and special events arrive in Rio and Brazil over the next few years. The tourism industry will also flourish as the Brazilian government has completed their investment master plan for generating and sustaining the tourism sector in Rio and throughout the country. 

One additional area of interest has been in shopping centers and retail sales.  These are an interesting area for investment in Brazil, see some projects we offer here!  The Brazilian consumer has seen their income rise substantially over the past few years. Retail sales in the Brazil economy rose an average of 15.7% between March 2009 and March 2010 according to the Brazil Institute of Geography and Statistics, a very impressive figure.  A recent article in the Wall Street Journal revealed that shopping and retail locations are becoming more expensive and international investors are getting on board as the rest of the World-economy stagnates. 

Other areas such as Ports, Logistics, and Government are also growing very quickly with limited risk. Our experts can help you find the right investment area for your needs.

Please feel free to contact us at info@RioApartments.com with your requirements. We have a team of professional consultants in the investment market available to assist you to discover suitable projects on your behalf.