Jeff Bezos declared that he feels a special connection to Miami every time his plane lands in the city, and a content creator specializing in Real Estate turned those words into a portrait of the economic boom in South Florida.
The real estate agent Carolina Muñoz (@soycaromunoz_) posted a reel on Instagram featuring excerpts from the speech of the founder of Amazon at the America Business Forum held in Miami in November 2025.
At that forum, Bezos was introduced as the surprise closing speaker. He shared his personal appreciation for the City of the Sun. Additionally, he emphasized his connection to Latin culture, and especially to Cuban culture.
"Miami has changed completely in the last 40 years. It’s an amazing city. I love the Latin aspect of the culture here. There is so much energy! It is so vibrant! And I have personal reasons too. My dad is Cuban. He is here in Miami. This city has such good energy that you can feel it. As soon as I land, I feel that energy. The moment the plane touches down, I feel it."
The "personal reasons" mentioned by Bezos have Cuban roots. His adoptive father, Miguel "Mike" Bezos, was born in Santiago de Cuba and arrived in the United States in 1962 at the age of 16 through Operation Pedro Pan, passing through a refugee camp in Miami.
Jeff was adopted by him at the age of four and has always publicly acknowledged him as his true father.
This family connection partly explains why Bezos chose to live in Miami. Between 2023 and 2024, the magnate acquired three properties on Indian Creek Island —known as the "billionaires' bunker"— for a total of approximately 237 million dollars: the first for 68 million, the second for 79 million, and the third for about 90 million.
Carolina Muñoz takes advantage of Bezos's testimony to outline the economic landscape of the city. "The man who built Amazon chose this city to live in," she writes in her post.
The real estate agent adds data from the report World's Wealthiest Cities Report 2025 by Henley & Partners, which indicates that Miami grew by 94% in the number of millionaires over the last decade, the highest growth of any U.S. city, and today it is home to nearly 40,000 residents with at least one million dollars in liquid assets.
The agent also points out that Florida does not impose a state income tax, nor does it tax inheritances or capital gains at the state level, making the state a magnet for high-net-worth capital migrating from places like New York.
Among Bezos's neighbors in Indian Creek are Julio Iglesias, Carl Icahn, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Mark Zuckerberg, who purchased a mansion for 170 million dollars on that same island at the beginning of 2026.
Muñoz concludes his analysis with a straightforward message for those considering investing in the region: "Where capital arrives, everything else follows: jobs, development, housing demand, and appreciation. Miami's economy is not just trendy — it is undergoing a significant transformation."
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