Buzz in 2012

…nsistently among the strongest football nations in the world and is the only team to have played in every World Cup.The first match of the Brazil national football team is generally considered to be a 1914 match between a Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo select team and the English club Exeter City. Brazil won 2–0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman, whilst others claim a 3–3 draw. In contrast to future successes, the nation’s early appearanc…

…nd the world are flocking to Brazilian shores with a view to snapping up real estate, in anticipation of future capital growth. One local expect projects Brazilian property prices could appreciate by up to 200% over the next decade, driven by the country’s burgeoning economy, and the pending introduction of mortgages to overseas nationals. Investment banking firm Goldman Sachs believes that Brazil’s economic growth could outstrip that of the ot…