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Yes — foreigners hold the exact same ownership rights as Brazilian citizens for urban real estate. You need a valid passport and a CPF (Brazilian Tax ID). Our legal team obtains your CPF remotely within 48 hours. No visit to Brazil required.

No residency or visa is required to buy, own, or rent out property anywhere in Brazil. The inverse is also true — buying a qualifying asset over R$1,000,000 can qualify you for the VIPER investor visa: a 4-year temporary residency authorization that converts to permanent with maintained investment.

Funds must be wired through a Brazilian institution and registered with the Central Bank (BACEN) via a CEC declaration. This registration is mandatory for the VIPER visa and protects your right to repatriate profits. We coordinate this end-to-end with our authorised FX partners.

Brazil's investor residency visa, governed by CNIg Normative Resolution No. 36/2018 (amended by Resolution 46/2022). Minimum R$1,000,000 in urban real estate, title in your name, BACEN-registered foreign capital. Grants a 4-year temporary residency that converts to permanent for you and your family, MERCOSUL free movement, and full profit repatriation rights. We manage the entire application.

Budget approximately 4–6% on top of the purchase price: ITBI transfer tax (2–3%), notary and registration fees (~1.5%), and legal representation (~1%). There is no capital gains tax on a primary residence sale. Rental income is taxed at a flat 15% for non-residents via the Carnê-Leão system.

Yes. We offer full STR management — Airbnb listing, guest operations, maintenance, and monthly yield reporting. The entire acquisition can also be completed remotely via an apostilled Power of Attorney, meaning you never need to set foot in Brazil to own and earn.

Balneário Camboriú beachfront averages 10–13% gross STR yield. Florianópolis premium apartments run 8–11%. Itapema new-build delivers 9–12% during construction and stabilises at 8–10% post-delivery. These figures are pre-tax, pre-management-fee. We model net yield for every asset we recommend.

CPF: 48 hours. Shortlist delivery: 24–48 hours after your brief. Legal due diligence: 2–3 weeks. Notarisation and title transfer: 30–60 days. VIPER visa application: 60–90 days post-purchase. We run all tracks in parallel — most clients go from first call to keys in under 90 days.

Rocks Investments is a licensed, English-speaking real estate agency based in Florianópolis that helps international buyers acquire property across Santa Catarina — from coastal apartments and beachfront homes to VIPER visa-qualifying assets. Founded by James Rocks, who has been on the ground in the region since 2012, we work directly with clients through every stage of the purchase. We hold a verified 5.0-star Google rating across 22 reviews.

Yes. Rocks Investments is registered with CRECI-SC, the Santa Catarina real-estate regulator, under licence CRECI 8761 J, and operates as a registered Brazilian entity under CNPJ 50.129.522/0001-66. All international fund transfers we coordinate are handled in line with Brazilian Central Bank (BACEN) rules, which registers your foreign capital and protects your right to repatriate profits. Working with a CRECI-licensed agency means your transaction is conducted by a legally accountable, regulated broker.

No visit is required, and the entire process runs in English. Our bilingual (English and Portuguese) team guides you from first call to keys, and the full acquisition can be completed remotely through an apostilled Power of Attorney — including obtaining your CPF, due diligence, and title transfer. We operate primarily across Florianópolis, Balneário Camboriú, and Itapema, and after closing we offer short-term-rental (STR) management so you can own and earn without relocating.