São Paulo

São Paulo is Latin America's financial capital and Brazil's largest city, the headquarters of the country's banks, corporations and the B3 stock exchange, with a metropolitan population of around 21.6 million. It is the deepest and most liquid property market in Brazil, centred on the Faria Lima corporate corridor and the affluent districts that surround it. With the policy rate (SELIC) elevated near 15% and gross residential yields around 6%, the investment case rests on inflation hedging and long-run capital appreciation rather than income, and on the distinction between strong nominal price growth and more modest real returns. A surge in new launches alongside softer high-end demand has tilted the premium segment toward buyers.