My wife has travelled much of South America and loved it. However, I have never been to Brazil and have read much about spiralling property prices in Rio and also the crime problems.
As such, I would want to live a safer neighbourhood such as Ipanema and am curious as to whether I would be able to afford a Western Standard apartment on the proposed salary (about 18,000 reals per month after tax).
Much of the information available to gringos seems to be holiday lets and the apartments of any standard seem to be extortionately expensive, unless you're an oil trader. Unfortunately, I am only a lowly Insurance Underwriter.