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Designed by Marcio Kogan Architects, the Paraty House in Paraty, Brazil (located between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) is a stunning assembly of 2 reinforced concrete boxes along the Brazilian coast.

One thing I’ve always admired about tropical & Mediterranean climates is the architectural possibility of blurring the interior and exterior spaces — something that isn’t so easy to achieve in northern cities. It happens, but it never has the same carefreeness.

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According to Property Wire, Sam Zell is looking to start a real estate financing company in Brazil in order to capitalize on what he feels is one of the strong markets in the world:

“If you look at all of the facts, I don’t think there is a better environment in all the world than Brazil,” said Zell, who has also suggested that the country could surpass China in economic might in 30 years. [Property Wire]

Zell has long been bullish on Brazil because of its large population, rapid economic growth, and energy independence. He feels that the demand (by developers) for real estate financing has not yet been met in a ‘scalable’ way and he is working diligently to profit from that opportunity going forward.

Zell’s firm Equity International already has a significant presence in Brazil, as well as other emerging markets such as Mexico. By in large, he’s primarily interested in these types of markets and views mature markets such as the United States, Canada, Western Europe and Japan as having significantly less room for upside.

Zell ready to get involved financing real estate development in Brazil [Property Wire]

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Globizen Property is on a quest to find the world’s top design oriented real estate developers. We’re looking for developers from across the globe that understand the value of superb architecture, quality craftsmanship, and business innovation.

Candidates will be assessed based on a number of criteria, including, but not exclusively:

• Commitment to outstanding design and environmental sustainability
• Ability to respect urban context
• Development track record
• Ability to push the boundaries of the industry
• Overall creativity of the firm

If you’re an outstanding real estate/property developer, or know of some, we’d like to hear from you. Shoot us an email at info (@) globizenproperty.com with Design Oriented Developer as the subject.

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Ponte Estaiada, Brazil

Globizen Property is currently looking for informed Global Correspondents to join our team of dedicated authors. We’re particularly interested in professionals based in Latin America, Europe and Asia, but are open to virtually any locale provided you have a passion for real estate, architecture and/or urban planning. Whether you work in construction, law, sales or design, we’d like to hear from you.

Here is a list of our regular features:

• Architecture & Interiors
• City & Neighbourhood Profiles
• Events
• For Sale & For Rent
• Market Economics
• New Developments (Construction Updates, Pre-Development, Renovations & Reuse, and Sales)
• Planning & Transportation
• Property Profiles
• Travel & Hospitality

Drop us an email at info (@) globizenproperty.com with “Global Correspondent” as the subject.

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Welcome to GlobizenProperty.com! We’re a blog dedicated to real estate, architecture and urban planning in global cities across the world. We’ll be discussing new developments, interest rates, elegant new buildings, the inevitable planning debacles that seem to arise no matter where in the world you’re located, and more.

The objective of the site is to have Correspondents on the ground in major cities across the world. These talented individuals will be professionals in real estate, architecture, law and other related disciplines. The real estate business is an inherently local business and there is no better way to get industry information than from global citizens across the world.

If you’re interested in becoming a Correspondent or just have a great suggestion, please contact Brandon at bdonnelly at alumni.upenn.edu.