Rural Small Farm for Sale in Jacuma, Paraiba, Brazil

Small Rural Farm 20 Minutes From Beautiful Beaches

Small Rural Farm perfect for second home in Brazil for sale in the state of Paraiba in the Brazilian Northeast. It is located about 40 minute drive from the state capital, Joao Pessoa, 1 hour from the airport, 15 minutes from the nude beach at Tambaba and 15 minutes from Praia Bela. The closest town is Alhandra, about a 10 minute drive away where you can get all supplies. Pitimbu, a charming fisherman's town, is about 25 minutes away, and the lively beach town of Jacuma is 20 minutes drive.

The house itself is in excellent condition and of very good quality construction. The caretaker's house is sound by Brazilian standards, but could use some maintenance.

Electric bills run around US$100 a month when the house is occupied; otherwise there is a nominal fee of $15 or so. Cooking is by gas bottle, and water comes from a deep well at the bottom of the property. There are a few pieces of furniture in the house, including some single beds, which are included in the sale price, but there is currently no refrigerator or stove.

The property is registered as rural, and as such there are no significant real estate taxes. There is a nominal tax of <$5 per YEAR.

The property is reached by driving south along the coast road from Joao Pessoa, and turning off just before the entrance to the beach at Tambaba. From there it is about 10-15 minutes on well-maintained sand roads, which are the norm in rural Brazil.

The house is set at the top of the property, which affords excellent view of the surrounding countryside. All the neighbors are farmers, so you will see sugar cane, papaya, maracuja and bamboo growing in the surrounding fields. It is incredibly peaceful and quiet. The soil is very rich and fertile and just about any crop will grow quite easily. There are coconut trees, and some mangos and other fruit trees in the immediate area around the house, and the rest of the land is slightly overgrown farm land.

Any potential buyer would need a car or at least a motorcycle for transportation, as the nearest buses would only pass by on the paved roads. There is a sort of moto-taxi service for the hard-core hermits out there.

Southern Paraiba State has an array of world-class beaches mostly within 30 minute drive of the property. The state capital, Joao Pessoa, has a population of over 500,000 and has a large, modern airport with connections all over Brazil. There is talk of it going international in the coming years, but for now, one would need to take a connecting flight either down to Rio or Sao Paulo, or to Natal, Recife or Fortaleza to arrive/leave from ssoa.

If you are thinking about moving to Brazil on a permanent or semi-permanent basis, it would be a good idea to think about applying for a permanent resident card, which allows you complete freedom of movement into and out of Brazil without having to worry about expiring visas and that sort of thing.

There are several ways to be eligible for a Brazilian permanent visa, including the most popular one, which is marriage to a Brazilian national. Some of the other ones include having a child born in Brazil, being retired in your country and able to prove a monthly income of around US$2500, or gaining the visa through an investment program.

Current Brazilian law requires investment of the equivalent of R$150,000 into a new or existing Brazilian company. This company must provide employment to at least one Brazilian, and must be engaged in productive activity, which is not further defined.

The purchase of this small farm could be structured through the creation of a company in such a way as to fulfill the investment requirements, and thereby gain the buyer residency. Possible "productive activities" would be farming, of course, as well as small scale rural tourism, or even a nursery for exotic landscape plants.

Please write to me if you have any questions about the property or moving to Brazil.

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Thanks for your interest,

Joe