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For the eighth consecutive year, Porto de Galinhas (State of Pernambuco) has been voted as the best beach destination in Brazil by the readers of revista “Viagem e Turismo” (Travel and Tourism magazine), the most popular tourism publication sold in newstands in Brazil.
The region of Porto de Galinhas has more than 16 km of white [...]

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Reportedly, GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES, the second largest airline in Brazil, is negotiating, in cooperation with Air France-KLM, the possibility to use Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) as a hub between South and North America. Gol also would have plans to establish an operational base in the island and most likely to station one of its Boeing [...]

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The 26th edition of the Sao Paulo Fashion Week took place from January 18 to 23, at the Bienal Pavilion, in the Ibirapuera Park, and showed the new winter collections that amazed or disappointed the fashion makers. The world’s number one model, Raquel Zimmermann, and the eternal diva of the catwalks, Gisele Bündchen, participated in [...]

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The western region of Brazil is the stage for a fantastic spectacle that happens and can be admired daily. The core players are millions of birds, mammals, fish and reptiles of exotic colors, uses and shapes. These are part of one of the most well preserved ecosystems of wild species in the world: the Pantanal [...]

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According to the latest data disseminated by the Brazilian Central Bank, 2008 registered a record inflow of dollars in the Country through expenditures by foreign tourists: US$ 5.85 billions. That figure is 16.8% higher than that for 2007, when U$ 4.953 billion entered the Country, through international tourism.
In December – when the intake of US [...]

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From May 14 to 18, Brazil will host one of the most important tourism events worldwide: the 9th World Tourism Forum of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), to be held at Costão do Santinho, in Florianópolis.
The event should approach topics such as tourism trends to the forthcoming years and partnerships capable of ensuring [...]

March 16th, 2009 by

Best Beaches

Ipanema Beach, Rio, Brazil

Ipanema Beach, Rio, Brazil
By Christina Breda

Overview
Trendsetting Ipanema, the place made famous by the ’60s song to bear its name, has a long tradition of dictating beach chic to the rest of the world. The beach was, after all, a launching pad for [...]