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Originally Posted by Raimundo
Florida has much more humidity than Brazil.... I see the same thing in Lisbon Portugal... but not in Spain. Portugal to Brazil, something in the culture where they don´t maintain building's exterior. Only in super high end buildings like in Leblon do you see good care. You see it all over Brazil; Rio, Bahia, Recife, Natal, BH, SP, Belem.... but less in the south.
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The nearer the equator the higher the humidity, hence the black spot mildew takes hold particularly on rendered walls as compared with tiled finishes. Price of construction and therefore the sale price is cheaper if they are not tiled. I used to wonder why all these building were tiled façades. Now I know! Of course, anti mildew paint is much more expensive too! Probably the engineer sustituted "Cal" for quality paint!