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12 May 2011

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The word in Brasília

Land purchase ban could be diluted

Nine months after banning foreigners from buying large areas of land, the government is planning to finesse the restrictions.

Consumer Survey

Advertisers blend old and new tactics

Consumer-focused companies are adapting their promotional strategies in response to new technology and high media prices.

Infrastructure

Homebuilders struggle with rising costs

We review the prospects of property developers, as questions surround the profitability of low-income housing.

Finance

Private equity: Rio begins to move

This is the second of our pieces on the state of Rio de Janeiro, part of our state-by-state survey of private equity and venture capital.

Fund monitor: Long-short strategies

Established foreign investors in Brazil, including hedge funds, are driving interest in long-short strategies.

Bulls and Bears

Best of local comment

On training programmes, inflation expectations and highway concessions

The IPO pipeline

In the last two weeks, four more companies have announced plans to raise capital on the Bovespa:

Breathing space for the authorities

Inflation indices and expectations have cooled in recent weeks.

Guest Column

The case for a Brazil investment company

By Wilber Colmerauer, Brazil Funding, London, UK