the least expensive area in rio de janeiro is the district of pavuna, a neighborhood with residential real estate properties available at about 2,000 reals per square meter. pavuna is located approximately two hours out of zona sul by metrô.
to put things into perspective, the average square meter price of residential real estate in brazil is about 6,500 reals, with nearly 9,000 reals per square meter on average in rio de janeiro, followed by săo paulo with about 7,000 reals, and niterói with 6500. a good resource to track the average cost per square meter of residential properties is índice fipezap, which constantly monitors sale and rental prices for 16 cities across brazil.
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