Sarah,
I am sorry if my factual observation regarding the condition of the roads was not to your liking. On that basis,i suspect you are not going to like my next factual comment either: namely that contrary to your belief, Pinto Martins International Airport is not "outside" and "North" of the City of Fortaleza-it is actually to the South, within the city itself and located to the South East (or at least it was when i flew there in December) which makes it far easier to travel South on the improved BR 116 dual carriageway,not North.

Thank you for your advice regarding my staying off the roads,though it will be interesting to see if your comments are quite so dismissive of others who are trying to be helpful when you have actually been there and seen things for yourself.

Brazil is very much for me incidentally,though my strategy is to identify those areas that imho will experience the greatest growth which invariably means staying off the potholed backroads leading to remote developments and confining my searching procedures to accessible locations and quality developments serviced by driveable roads close to International airports.

In conclusion, (and please do not misinterpret this) if as you say you have done your homework on this,why do you need to ask who the developer is?
Should this not be one of the very first and most crucial questions?(ie who is it i am actually handing my hard earned money over to!)