ANA PRADO CONTTILUXURY REAL ESTATE · MIAMI
Home  ·  Blog
Blog

Miami Guide

Practical content for anyone looking to buy or invest in Miami luxury real estate: paperwork, neighborhoods, taxes, and financing — explained in Portuguese, no legalese.

Kissimmee: brand-new homes from $306,500 with October closing costs paid
Micro-Markets Series

Kissimmee: brand-new homes from $306,500 with October closing costs paid

D.R. Horton listed 10 new homes for sale in Kissimmee in its October Red Tag Event: from $306,500, with closing costs paid and special financing rates. October sales, closing by December.

Read article →
Agribusiness

Your farm is worth dollars: using rural land as collateral to buy in Miami

Your farm as collateral, dollar liquidity, and a Miami property — without selling the land you built.

Read article →
Agribusiness

Expanding the farm without selling land: rural-backed credit

Machinery, more hectares, crop financing: how to fund farm expansion without selling an inch of land.

Read article →
Agribusiness

Dollarizing agribusiness wealth: the natural hedge of those who produce

Dollarized costs, dollarized revenue: why rural producers are the Brazilians best prepared to dollarize wealth — and how to do it without selling land.

Read article →
The Complete Guide

Ademicon Home Equity: How to Use Your Brazilian Property to Invest in the U.S.

The complete guide to Ademicon's home equity: how to turn your property in Brazil into capital for investing in Miami — the mechanism step by step, the publicly shared example terms, and the risks.

Read article →
Income Strategy

Double Rental: Your Brazilian Home Rented Out — and a Rented Property in Miami

How to keep your Brazilian property rented and use home equity to buy a second rented property in Miami — income in reais and in dollars from the same portfolio.

Read article →
Income Strategy

Short-Term Rentals in Miami with Home Equity: Dollar Income

How to use home equity on your Brazilian property to acquire a short-term rental unit in Miami — and the critical point that decides the success of the operation: the condominium rules.

Read article →
Homeownership

Leaving Rent Behind in Miami with Your Brazilian Property

You pay rent in Miami and own a property in Brazil? Understand how home equity can convert that wealth into capital for the American home.

Read article →
Investment

U.S. Commercial Real Estate: Steady Dollar Income

Commercial properties in Miami — offices, retail, and mixed-use — as a source of steady dollar income, with home equity on your Brazilian property composing the entry capital.

Read article →
Business

U.S. Franchises with Home Equity: A Business and the E-2 Visa

How to use the value of your Brazilian property to acquire a franchise in the U.S. — and why this investment may support an E-2 visa process, with proper legal counsel.

Read article →
Business

A Fleet on Turo: Cars Generating Daily Dollar Income

Turning the value of your Brazilian property into a fleet of rented cars in the U.S.: daily dollar revenue, with the costs, rules, and cautions the operation demands.

Read article →
Wealth

Trading Expensive Debt for Cheap Debt: Wealth's Quiet Arbitrage

Before seeking returns, protect what is already yours: using low-cost real-estate-collateral credit to pay off expensive Brazilian debt is the quietest — and often the smartest — arbitrage of wealth.

Read article →
Wealth

Renovating Your Brazilian Property to Add Value and Rent It Better

Using part of the credit backed by your own property to renovate it: higher appraisal, higher rent, and a better-positioned asset — without selling anything.

Read article →
Wealth

Dollarizing Your Wealth: The Currency Hedge of Your Brazilian Property

Dollarizing wealth without selling the property: how home equity converts bricks into dollars and protects what you built.

Read article →
Niche

Air Taxi: Home Equity's High-Ticket Frontier

Aircraft for charter represent the most ambitious — and riskiest — use of home equity: dollar revenue per flight hour, but high fixed costs, strict regulation, and highly specialized management.

Read article →
Buyer's guide

Pre-construction or resale: which to choose in Miami?

Pre-construction or resale? Staged deposits, appreciation, risks and timelines — compare and decide with numbers.

Read article →
Legal structure

Individual or LLC: how Brazilians should buy property in Miami

Individual or LLC? Asset protection, taxes, succession — plus the EB-5 visa path. Understand before you sign.

Read article →
Aman Miami Beach: hotel and 22 beachfront residences in the Faena District
New development · Miami Beach

Aman Miami Beach: hotel and 22 beachfront residences in the Faena District

56 hotel suites in the restored Versailles and 22 Kengo Kuma residences on the Atlantic. Opening slated for 2028.

Read article →
Two Park Grove, Unit 6B: a unique opportunity in Coconut Grove
Opportunity · Coconut Grove

Two Park Grove, Unit 6B: a unique opportunity in Coconut Grove

4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2,532 sq ft furnished with bay views, at $5.399 million. Watch the video and see the details.

Read article →
The Ibovespa broke 200,000 points for the first time in history and the dollar fell below R$5. For Brazilians buying in Miami, that has a name: purchasing power.
Market · Oct 5, 2026

Dollar below R$5 and record Ibovespa: what it means for Miami buyers

The Ibovespa broke 200,000 points for the first time in history and the dollar fell below R$5 (Reuters, 10/05/2026). Here is what those numbers mean for your dollar purchasing power.

Read article →
My Miami home search app: explore the market in real time
Tools

My Miami home search app: explore the market in real time

Download the exclusive app for free and explore available Miami homes with photos, prices and up-to-date details. Installs in under a minute.

Read article →
South Florida: the new map of global capital
Market · Via Forbes

South Florida: the new map of global capital

Forbes: +67% in premium prices over 5 years, billionaires and corporations moving to Florida, and a St. Regis with a US$1.3B sellout in Brickell.

Read article →
Miami Weekly Radar: $69.5M sale in Golden Beach
Miami Weekly Radar · Edition 02

Miami Weekly Radar: $69.5M sale in Golden Beach

255 Ocean Boulevard sells all-cash for $69.5M, Ken Griffin pays $1.1B for Mana Wynwood, Lil Wayne's Allison Island mansion goes for $22M, 24 sales above $30M in the half.

Read article →
Miami Weekly Radar: $47.5M pending sale on San Marco Island
Miami Weekly Radar · Edition 01

Miami Weekly Radar: $47.5M pending sale on San Marco Island

1413 N Venetian Way goes under contract at the $47.5M asking price — the first edition of the weekly journal of Miami-Dade luxury transactions.

Read article →
Property of the week: the 'Scarface mansion' in Key Biscayne
Property of the Week

Property of the week: the 'Scarface mansion' in Key Biscayne

485 W Matheson Dr, Key Biscayne, at $237 million: Nixon's former 'Winter White House,' seen in Scarface. 5 suites, 11,528 sq ft, 325 ft of bay frontage.

Read article →
Hibiscus Island: the $51.5 million record
Micro-Markets Series

Hibiscus Island: the $51.5 million record

270 S Hibiscus Dr sold for $51.5 million in August 2026 — a record for both Hibiscus Island and Palm Island, in total price and price per square foot. Sixth stop in the series on the 10 micro-markets of ultra-luxury.

Read article →
Bal Harbour: the $43 million record
Micro-Markets Series

Bal Harbour: the $43 million record

56 Bal Bay Dr sold for $42.97 million in June 2026 — Bal Harbour's priciest sale of the year. Eighth stop in the series on the 10 micro-markets of ultra-luxury.

Read article →
Sunset Islands: the $72.25 million record
Micro-Markets Series

Sunset Islands: the $72.25 million record

4736 N Bay Rd sold for $72.25 million in October 2024, to David and Victoria Beckham — the North Bay Road record. Ninth stop in the series on the 10 micro-markets of ultra-luxury.

Read article →
Golden Beach: $32.5 million of oceanfront
Micro-Markets Series

Golden Beach: $32.5 million of oceanfront

387 Ocean Blvd sold for $32.5 million in March 2026 — among the ten priciest US residential sales that month. Tenth and final stop in the series on the 10 micro-markets of ultra-luxury.

Read article →
La Gorce: the $122 million island
Micro-Markets Series

La Gorce: the $122 million island

18 La Gorce Cir sold for $122.1 million — one of only four sales above $100 million in Miami-Dade history. Third stop in the series on the 10 micro-markets of ultra-luxury.

Read article →
Star Island: $55 million off-market
Micro-Markets Series

Star Island: $55 million off-market

1 Star Island Dr sold for $55 million in July 2026, in an off-market deal — $20 million above the 2021 price. Fourth stop in the series on the 10 micro-markets of ultra-luxury.

Read article →
Allison Island: the $51 million record
Micro-Markets Series

Allison Island: the $51 million record

6596 Allison Rd sold for $51 million in February 2026, in an off-market deal — the island's price record. Fifth stop in the series on the 10 micro-markets of ultra-luxury.

Read article →
Palm Island: the $45 million record
Micro-Markets Series

Palm Island: the $45 million record

40 Palm Ave sold for $45 million in early 2025 — Palm Island's all-time record. Seventh stop in the series on the 10 micro-markets of ultra-luxury.

Read article →
Indian Creek: the $170 million island
Micro-Markets Series

Indian Creek: the $170 million island

In March 2026, 7 Indian Creek Island Rd sold for $170 million — the largest residential sale ever recorded in Miami-Dade. First stop in the series on the 10 micro-markets of ultra-luxury.

Read article →
Grove, Cocoplum & Gables: the billionaire cluster
Micro-Markets Series

Grove, Cocoplum & Gables: the billionaire cluster

In January 2026, 3085 Munroe Dr sold for $71.9 million — off-market, to Larry Page. Second stop in the series on the 10 micro-markets of ultra-luxury.

Read article →
Mansion in Indian Creek sold for $170 million — a Miami-Dade record
Luxury market

$30M+ Sales in Miami: First-Half 2026 by the Numbers

24 sales above $30 million in six months, Miami ahead of New York, and the $170 million Indian Creek record. The state of ultra-luxury in 2026.

Read article →
Radar Miami — Edition #1
Radar Miami

Radar Miami — Edition #1: what high-net-worth Brazilians are reading and watching about Miami

This week's headline: the 2026 World Cup moving foreign buyers, Miami luxury up 18%, the dominance of all-cash purchases, and the formats going viral. The weekly roundup, with sources.

Read article →
How to buy a home in Miami as a Brazilian
Buyer’s guide

How to buy a home in Miami as a Brazilian

You don’t need a green card or U.S. citizenship to buy a home in Miami. Understand the step-by-step, the paperwork, and how closing works.

Read article →
Best Miami neighborhoods for luxury real estate investment
Investment

Best Miami neighborhoods for luxury real estate investment

Every Miami neighborhood has its own appreciation profile and audience. See the overview of the strongest areas for the luxury real estate investor.

Read article →
U.S. property taxes: what Brazilians need to know
Buyer’s guide

U.S. property taxes: what Brazilians need to know

From the annual property tax to taxation on sale: understand the main taxes that apply to a Brazilian’s property in the United States.

Read article →
Mortgage financing for foreigners in Miami — illustrative image: luxury waterfront residential tower
Financing

Mortgage financing for foreigners in Miami

Can you finance a Miami home while living in Brazil? Yes. Understand foreign national loans, the required documents, and how to prepare.

Read article →
For high-net-worth Brazilians, a Miami home is wealth in dollars: protection against the real's depreciation, legal certainty, and liquidity.
Dollar-denominated wealth: why high-net-worth Brazilians buy Miami in cash

For high-net-worth Brazilians, a Miami home is wealth in dollars: protection against the real's depreciation, legal certainty, and liquidity.

Patrimonio

Read article →
From structuring the purchase to post-closing: the complete roadmap for Brazilians buying a Miami home in cash, without missteps.
Buying a home in Miami in cash: the step-by-step guide for Brazilians

From structuring the purchase to post-closing: the complete roadmap for Brazilians buying a Miami home in cash, without missteps.

Guía del comprador

Read article →
The estate-tax exemption for nonresidents is only $60,000 — and Brazil has no treaty with the U.S. Here’s what to plan before you buy.
Estate tax and inheritance: what Brazilians must plan when buying in the U.S.

The estate-tax exemption for nonresidents is only $60,000 — and Brazil has no treaty with the U.S. Here’s what to plan before you buy.

Planificación

Read article →
Five areas, five lifestyles: an honest overview of Brickell, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Sunny Isles, and Miami Beach to help you choose.
Brickell, Coral Gables, or Coconut Grove: where high-net-worth Brazilians are buying

Five areas, five lifestyles: an honest overview of Brickell, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Sunny Isles, and Miami Beach to help you choose.

Barrios

Read article →
Foreign-national loans require 25% to 50% down and stretch out closing. Learn when cash wins — and when financing makes sense.
Cash or financed? The Brazilian buyer’s math in Miami

Foreign-national loans require 25% to 50% down and stretch out closing. Learn when cash wins — and when financing makes sense.

Financiamiento

Read article →
Do you need a green card? Can you finance while living in Brazil? How do you send the money? Straight answers to the most common questions.
FAQ: Brazilians Buying Property in Miami

Do you need a green card? Can you finance while living in Brazil? How do you send the money? Straight answers to the most common questions.

Dudas frecuentes

Read article →
Chief of Protocol at Brazil’s Ministry of Development, the Brazilian Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai, the Brazilian Consulate in Miami: discover Ana Prado Contti’s journey.
Who Is Ana Prado Contti: From State Protocol to Luxury Real Estate in Miami

Chief of Protocol at Brazil’s Ministry of Development, the Brazilian Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai, the Brazilian Consulate in Miami: discover Ana Prado Contti’s journey.

Sobre mí

Read article →
Service in Portuguese

Prefer to talk directly?

Message me on WhatsApp and I’ll help you turn your plan into reality — whether to live or invest in Miami.

Chat on WhatsApp
Newsletter

The luxury market, in your inbox.

Once a month: landmark sales, new developments and my read on Miami and South Florida. Discreet content, no spam — unsubscribe anytime.

By signing up, you agree to receive emails from Ana Prado Contti.