Lost Paradise’ found, on a beautiful plot about 20 Hc. (1.975000 m²) A safehouse for
mico monkeys, hummingbirds, toucans and many other animals. Unparalleled
beauty!
Would you also like a phenomenal view like this from your terrace? Would you also
like to live in a well-built and comfortable house with more living spaces waiting for a
purpose? With a large sun terrace of 40 m² that is actually more like a lookout?
Would you like to combine living and working? Would you like to exploit other
opportunities as well? Or do you just want to enjoy this beautiful setting from your
holiday home?
Dutch owner Saskia and her husband Michael started a lime plantation here
together. There are 2,750 certified lime trees from Sao Paulo, of the Tahiti cultivar
variety. From 2015 to 2017, 1,750 trees were planted on the approx. 13-ha plot, and
the last 1,000 trees were planted on the approx. 7-ha plot in November 2019. The
first trees have now reached maturity, they are around six, seven years old.
The current owners have invested the precious first six years, and laid an excellent
foundation for the future. The plantation is completely irrigated and has irrigation
ponds and wells. The agricultural land is divided into two parts of approx. 13 and 6.9
ha. Two water reservoirs have been built on the 13-ha plot, with a total capacity of
eight million litres of water. This can be more than doubled.
If all the lime trees are in full production and we consider the statistics (see
appendix), the trees can yield between 30,000 and 60,000 tonnes per hectare per
year. The difference in yield between 30,000 and 60,000 has to do with whether the
plantation is irrigated and well-fertilised.
The plantation covers 9.8 hectares of limes. There are 25 kilos to a crate, which sell
for 35 reals on average.
There are options for planting more lime trees on your own land. There are also
about twenty other fruit trees (including mango, coconut, mulberry, pineapple,
papaya, avocado, etc.) for your own use.
This plantation is situated in a location that is nothing short of phenomenal. Here, you
will experience pure tranquillity and space. A group of six toucans makes an almost
daily fly-by.
Moreover, this beautiful place enables you to live climate-neutrally, or even
negatively. CO² emissions are offset for more than 100% by the solar collectors
(which can be further expanded with solar panels) and the many lime and fruit trees.
The plantation is located in the Bicuíba area, about twenty minutes by car from the
small town of Bacaxa, and falls under the municipality of Saquarema.
Bacaxa has many supermarkets and various other amenities, including a hospital.
Rio de Janeiro is at 113 km by car from the plantation.
There are numerous possibilities for expansion on the property. For example, there is
room for holiday homes. You can build a small holiday home for approx. €10,000 or
R$52,000.
Three percent of the land may be built on. Currently, there are a residential house
and several outbuildings, including two caseiro houses, two polytunnel greenhouses,
two barns and several pumphouses that irrigate the plantation.
The caseiro houses are currently unoccupied and could be renovated for tourism.
Tourism centres mostly on the beaches of Saquarema, known for excellent surfing.
At present, only the upper floor of the house is used to live in. Here you’ll find a living
room, kitchen and utility room, one bedroom, two bathrooms, two toilets and a large
covered terrace with stone barbecue. All rooms on this floor are air-conditioned.
The ground floor has several rooms, including two showers and three toilets.
There is also a small single-person dwelling (a type of custodian’s housing)
consisting of a bedroom with its own sink, toilet and kitchen. The ground floor will
need some maintenance.
There is good drinking water from our own well.
Hot water is generated by the solar collectors. If the weather lets off and the water
doesn’t get warm enough, there is additional heat from the electric boiler, with a
capacity of 350 litres.
There is an excellent 4G internet connection, and the infrastructure of Fibra is already there aswell which was done by the company Conectar.
Currently, the owners have two permanent employees, including a manager. The
manager can run the plantation independently, if necessary.
The plantation is therefore also extremely suitable as an investment project. and for who want a good return of investments by also using the Banks here. The current rate is about 10% , if you put it on a saving account or funds with a conservative profile so minnimun risks.
Has this story, the photos and our drone footage made you fall in love with this fantastic place?
Then don’t wait to make an appointment for a viewing.
Jolanda Keijzer; the Dutch real estate agent for this house and plantation, will gladly put you into contact with the owners, who can answer all your questions.
Near the plantation is a hotel where you can stay overnight for