I was in a pousada in Pipa last week, in room number 2, the other 50 rooms were virtually empty, there were about 4 people staying there. I stopped at 4/5 other hotels, all the same..so where do you get your 80% occupancy from? The other 51 weeks of the year? Natal was also deserted, more sellers on the beach than tourists! The journey off the main BR Highway to Pipa is 25km down a narrow potholed road, which is quite dangerous and I wouldn't like to do it at night. What I am doing here is putting the real view from an "investor" and not the tainted view of a seller. Road deaths, read the local newspaper its all there, Sept 7th was National weekend 120 deaths. The reality is that Brazil is miles away from sensible development and it is extremely difficult to get there. Even when you get a flight it is a very laborious journey. The rental potential in NE Brazil is not at all good and is unlilekely to be so for at least 5 years or more. Plus, when and if the famous new airport opens this makes is 30/40 mins longer to get to Pipa! In my humble view, there is only one place to invest in Natal and that is Ponta Negra for the reasons already stated.
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