Investing in the Tranquility of Saquarema
By Nicholas Storey, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Saquarema is a seaside town, 100 kilometers northeast of Rio de Janeiro, famous for hosting the world surfing championships in Itaúna and the...
View ArticleMinistry of Tourism Scandal Erupts in Brazil
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Following the arrest of 35 officials from the Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday last week, Federal Police investigators are...
View ArticleCity to Limit Rio+20 Hotels Rates: Daily
By Ségolène Poirier, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Less than a month before the opening of the official Rio+20, hotel rates for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development will be...
View ArticleBrazil Works to Reduce Travel Costs: Daily
By Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – Despite the city of Rio being recently named by The New York Times as a top destination for 2013, Brazil’s slowing economy and high...
View ArticleBrazil Expects World Cup to Bring R$25b
By Jack Whibley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tourists from Brazil and abroad are predicted to spend R$25 billion at next year’s month-long football (soccer) World Cup, according to...
View ArticleBrazil Struggles to Control Hotel Rates
By Will Jones, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian Tourism Institute, Embratur, has asked football’s (soccer) authority FIFA to attempt to intervene in order to try and control...
View ArticleRio’s Olympic Visitors Likely to Be Different to World Cup Tourists
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As Brazil’s heads towards becoming the first country in South America to host an Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro can expect a...
View ArticleInternational Event Hosting in Brazil Grows 400% in Ten Years
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to the Ministry of Tourism in Brazil, the number of international events in Brazil grew four hundred percent in ten years, from 61...
View ArticleBrazil Tourism Ministry Urges International Events Growth
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Minister of Tourism for Brazil, Marx Beltrão, convened in London this week with tourism ministers from across Latin American for the...
View ArticleBrazil Unveils E-Visa for Australian Travelers; US, Canada, Japan Next
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For Australians wishing to visit the Cidade Maravilhosa, trekking out to their local Brazilian consulate to wait in long lines for a visa...
View ArticleBrazil E-Visas Hope to Increase U.S. Tourism by 200,000 Per Year
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Tourists from the United States, Japan, Australia and Canada can now apply for visas to Brazil through the internet and the process will...
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City to Limit Rio+20 Hotels Rates: Daily
By Ségolène Poirier, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Less than a month before the opening of the official Rio+20, hotel rates for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development will be...
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Brazil Works to Reduce Travel Costs: Daily
By Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – Despite the city of Rio being recently named by The New York Times as a top destination for 2013, Brazil’s slowing economy and high...
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Brazil Expects World Cup to Bring R$25b
By Jack Whibley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tourists from Brazil and abroad are predicted to spend R$25 billion at next year’s month-long football (soccer) World Cup, according to...
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Brazil Struggles to Control Hotel Rates
By Will Jones, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian Tourism Institute, Embratur, has asked football’s (soccer) authority FIFA to attempt to intervene in order to try and control...
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Rio’s Olympic Visitors Likely to Be Different to World Cup Tourists
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As Brazil’s heads towards becoming the first country in South America to host an Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro can expect a...
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International Event Hosting in Brazil Grows 400% in Ten Years
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to the Ministry of Tourism in Brazil, the number of international events in Brazil grew four hundred percent in ten years, from 61...
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Brazil Tourism Ministry Urges International Events Growth
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Minister of Tourism for Brazil, Marx Beltrão, convened in London this week with tourism ministers from across Latin American for the...
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Brazil Unveils E-Visa for Australian Travelers; US, Canada, Japan Next
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For Australians wishing to visit the Cidade Maravilhosa, trekking out to their local Brazilian consulate to wait in long lines for a visa...
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Brazil E-Visas Hope to Increase U.S. Tourism by 200,000 Per Year
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Tourists from the United States, Japan, Australia and Canada can now apply for visas to Brazil through the internet and the process will...
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