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Billionaire Wealth, Luxury Address in Miami and Influence That Surpasses the Religious Universe Place Leader of the Universal Church Among Brazilian Names Associated With the Most Exclusive Properties in the United States and to One of the Most Technologically Advanced Residential Towers in the World.
Edir Macedo Bezerra, founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and head of Grupo Record, turns 81 on February 18 and maintains, in addition to his religious and media activities, a fortune associated with investments and high-end properties in Brazil and abroad.
His presence in one of the most recognized luxury market condominiums in South Florida, the Porsche Design Tower, draws attention for bringing him to the same address as Lionel Messi, who also has a unit in the building, according to reports from specialized press.
Fortune of Edir Macedo According to Forbes
Public surveys on billionaires have attributed to Edir Macedo a fortune in the range of US$ 1.9 billion, in the record of Forbes’ global list for 2025, which includes the businessman among the names with billionaire wealth in the annual ranking.
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In the Brazilian context, Forbes Brazil published estimates in reais for the net worth of the religious leader and businessman, associating a significant part of this wealth with his participation and control in the communication sector, especially at Rede Record.
Porsche Design Tower in Miami: What Is the Building Like
Located in Sunny Isles Beach, in the Miami metropolitan area, the Porsche Design Tower gained international prominence by adopting a system that allows residents to take their car to their own floor and park it in a garage integrated with the unit.
Properties in the building frequently appear in ads and showcases in the market, with prices varying based on square footage, floor, and finishing items, while penthouses and special units have already been reported in the range of tens of millions of dollars.
Car Elevator Inside the Apartment
The most talked-about feature of the development is the automated vehicle elevator, described in reports and materials from the industry as a system capable of transporting the car to the owner’s floor, without passing through a traditional communal garage.
In addition to this unique feature, the building’s structure is usually advertised with services and common areas aimed at high-income audiences, which helps explain both the selling prices and the monthly maintenance costs.
Luxury Condominium: How Much It Costs to Live There
Data published on real estate websites that aggregate information about the building point to a broad range of monthly homeowner association fees, with variations that can exceed US$ 10,000 depending on the size of the unit and internal criteria of the condominium.
Ads for specific units also report HOA fees in the range of several thousand dollars per month, indicating that the recurring cost may change according to the layout, the ideal share, and other parameters of each apartment.
Neighborhood With Messi in Sunny Isles Beach
The name of Lionel Messi appears in reports about the local real estate market as the owner of a unit in the Porsche Design Tower, amidst other residential investments of the player in South Florida, which intensified after his move to soccer in the United States.
Information published by sports and business outlets indicated that the athlete acquired an apartment in the development in 2019, in a context of real estate purchases prior to his arrival at Inter Miami.
Trajectory Between Faith, Media and Business
Born in Rio das Flores (RJ), on February 18, 1945, Edir Macedo built national prominence from the expansion of the Universal Church, founded in 1977, and expanded his influence by acquiring Record in 1989.
Over the following decades, he consolidated an ecosystem that combines religious activities, content production, and media operation, with business branches that helped position the group as one of the largest in the sector in the country.
Family and Business Activities
In his personal life, Edir Macedo has been married to Ester Bezerra since 1971 and has three children, who are associated with activities in production, communication, and management in initiatives linked to the corporate conglomerate and the group’s media presence.
Although the public image of the founder of Universal is often presented through a religious lens, records of wealth in lists and the existence of properties outside Brazil show how his activities are also connected to business and investment circuits.
With the periodic repercussions of luxury properties linked to his name and the curiosity generated by a building known for the “car inside the house,” what kind of transparency do the public demand when religious leaders enter the news for wealth and real estate?
Em fim , lavagem cerebral da muita grana .
Eu faço parte desta igreja há 35 anos, Deus opera milagres!.. Quem crítica deveria fazer uma visita a igreja, sem carteira, sem cartão de crédito, mal vestido e verá com será atendido com respeito e amor!.. Eu me tornei próspera, Deus dá sabedoria! Eu Sou a Universal!..Tenho casa com 03 pisos, carro do ano, casa na praia e um casamento de 32 anos abençoado!..E mais devolvo o dízimo com muito prazer!..Podem falar, podem criticar!..Mas se vc está passando por aperto financeiro, problemas de saude ou familiar é hora de ir na Universal, vá mesmo que por curiosidade!..
Deus os abençoe!..
Só sei de uma coisa: ser rico não é pecado. Mais se apoderar das finanças da Igreja para proveito próprio está roubando de Deus e **** não entra no Reino de Deus.