What Brazil's billionaires show about the extent and reach of wealth in a troubled country

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Each card carries a theme like “Trust” or “Second Home” and questions like “How will the age difference between me and my spouse affect my wealth planning?” or “How can I make sure that my values live on after I’m gone?” He also arranges kidnapping insurance and prenup lawyers, and hooks his clients up with the best investment people, too. In 2002 the people behind Art Basel in Switzerland started an offshoot in Miami To call your VIP lounge by its name would be crass, so the fair had a Collectors’ Lounge. He built the world’s largest open-air art museum, Inhotim, on a 240-acre estate he owns in south-eastern Brazil, but he feels no affinity with his fellow billionaires. open image in gallery Hotel Unique, São Paulo: a giant watermelon slice of polished stone is owned by Brazil’s largest pharmaceuticals maker One of my editors gave me a tip.