18.04.2008
Miramar
This
bairro is essentially the area from Rio Jagauribe below Epitacio , going west
up to the link road between Epitacio and Beira Rio (Rua Joao Domingos)
depending on who you talk to. It finishes south on the Beira Rio.
There are
several towers here though most are on the eastern ridge to take advantage of
the sea views. Apartment costs vary considerably but coberturas (top floors) on
some new blocks are running at R$1.2 million with no discount for cash. Others run
at half that. Two new blocks are going up for completion in 2010/11. Most
housing seems to need some sort of work. Non of the homes visited were
painfully over priced with large four bedders going for around R$300K . In
saying that one ridge home shadowed by towers but with sea views is on the
market for R$550k. It is advertised as first quality but the design was from
the seventies, very twee. Good for a museum or “The Professionals” night club.
Land is available mainly to the south east of the bairro.
The bairro is home to the exclusive Cabo Branco Club, Evoluçao school and a Pao
de Açucar. The Governor of Paraiba also has his official residence there.
The down
side has to be the River Jagauripe which stinks to high heaven and divides
Miramar from Cabo Branco. In the rainy season it floods the Beira Rio main
road. Residents complain about the big delivery trucks going to Pao de Açucar.
If you don’t like Carnival then Miramar might not be the place for you.
Morisocas of Miramar, the biggest carnival school of JP starts its run here.
You will have to put up with the stalls on Epitacio Pessoa from Tamandare
(Beach) up to the ridge just after Pao de Açucar. This means a lot of noise
from the music stages and stalls. All this comes with traffic congestion and
all the roads in Miramar become a bit congested. Associated with this is the
noise of parkers and revellers. There are also a lot of people milling around.
That might make some people feel uncomfortable. On the plus side it is very
heavily policed as are most JP events.