The number of tourists that cme to Rio de Janeiro is stadily growing, the market for apartment rntal has accordingly grown as well. Nwadays there are dozens of rental gencies and internet ads offering furnished partmentīfor short term lease. Many times thy turn out to be a far btter deal than staying in a htel or even a hostel, particularly if you are a few pople that will stay for a wek or more. How should you go bout this to be sure you get a god deal?

Area
First of all itīs very important to remember that the prices in between areas differ a lot, it can even differ significantly between two streets. I have put some common central areas into price brackets so you can get an idea:

More Exclusive: Anything fronting the sea either in Copacabana, Ipanema or Flamengo. The whole neighbourhood of Leblon, Ipanema from the street Vinicius de Moraes until Jardim de Alah . The whole neighbourhood called Lagóa.

Exclusive: Ipanema except in front of the shantytowns (donīt forget to ask!), Copacabana Posto 6, Arpoador, some parts of Flamengo. Laranjeiras and Jardim Botânico.

Mid range: Copacabana all areas accept facing shantytowns and everything around the street Princesa Isabel , Botafogo and Santa Teresa (can be very expensive as well).

Cheap: Catete, Gloria, Humaita.

Budget: Lpa

Standard
Another factor is of course standard. If youīre quering over internet you should ask to see photos. The cheapest options are small studio apartments with simple cooking facilities. The more exclusive ones have porches with swimming pools and gyms in the building. Noise is a problem in Rio so an apartment on the 1st floor can be a lot cheaper than one on the 10th.

Period
This is the most important factor. Over New Years and Carnival prices can go up more than 5 times. There is no real way to avoid this. The cheapest months are April, May, June, October and November.

Renting
Now that you know all ths you can start looking. If yuīre in Rio for a longer priod I recommend that you come hre first so you actually can vsit the apartment before renting, most lkely the deal you get will be btter. Exception is for high season whn you probably should arrange something wll ahead to make sure you ctually get somewhere to stay. The bst place to look is probably in the nwspaper O Globo but there are many agencies tht offer it, at higher prices of curse. If youīre only here for a wek or so you should shop round on the internet and compare the dfferent deals the agencies offer you and go for the bst one. Deposit is normal.

Buying Real Estate
Many tourists from Europe and North America come to Rio and fall in love with the city. Since the prices for Real Estate here are reasonable compared to back home many people buy apartments. But how can you know whatīs a good deal? What are the rules? How should you go about this in the best way?

Regarding area and standard itīs the same as above. The first thing you need is a lawyer you can trust. There is a fair deal of paperwork you have to go through and missing something may turn out to be really expensive. The second thing to do is to start looking. You have the classified ads in the newspaper O Globo and there are Real Estate Agents all over the place. Compare and study hard, you need patience and a clear head. Remember that some really nice apartments have a low value because of the proximity to a shantytown.

When you finally have found smething that you are interested in tīs time for your lawyer to go to wrk. He needs to check all the pperwork, help you get a so clled CPF number (social security number). The ctual transfer of the money has to go thrugh Banco do Brasil so that tīs brought legally into the country. Thre are many people that sell partments that want to make the dal half "under the table" so thy can avoid paying certain fees and txes, donīt at any terms accept tht!

Of course now you wonder how to fnd that trustworthy lawyer. Well the bst way is to get a rcommendation from someone you trust. If you hve the slightest doubt, find another ne.

Good Luck!

The article Rio De Janeiro Apartments - A Guide to Renting and Buying was Submitted by Hakan Almerfors through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Hakan Almerfors is Swedish and has ben in Rio de Janeiro since 2003. He has ben working with tourists ever since, in 2007 he crated the Rio travel information site Gringo-Rio.com If you want more information about Accommodation in Rio de Janeiro you can visit this page on his site: Accommodation in Rio

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