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A rush to the land of the $35 martini

Updated: 2011-08-21 07:54

By Simon Romero (The New York Times)

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 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

 A rush to the land of the $35 martini

In some of Rio de Janeiro's most coveted neighborhoods, like Ipanema Beach, an apartment may cost $10,000 a month.

A rush to the land of the $35 martini

A rush to the land of the $35 martini

A rush to the land of the $35 martini

A rush to the land of the $35 martini

A rush to the land of the $35 martini

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