A rush to the land of the $35 martini
Foreign work permits in Brazil surged 144 percent in five years. Michelle Noyes, a New Yorker, now works in Sao Paulo at an asset management firm. Photographs by Daniel Kfouri for The New York Times |
In some of Rio de Janeiro's most coveted neighborhoods, like Ipanema Beach, an apartment may cost $10,000 a month. |
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