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Covid-19 pandemic raises demand for private islands

Heather Murphy/The New York Times

Millionaires want to escape the pandemic by isolating themselves in private havens, but logistics is complicated

Calls and emails arrive all the time, night and day. Potential buyers are no longer looking for fun or prestige. Instead, they ask about fresh water and solar panels. These are not the usual questions.

The brokers that sell islands are overwhelmed.

The coronavirus pandemic has devastated countries around the world, subverting almost every aspect of life around the world, including the people most protected by money. Even the millionaire and niche world of buying and selling islands has been turned inside out.

Read more in Portuguese at Folha de S.Paulo.

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