Brazil
offers for both domestic and international tourists, an ample gamut of
options, with natural areas being its most popular tourism product, a
combination of ecotourism with leisure and recreation, mainly sun and beach, and adventure travel, as well as historic and cultural tourism. Among the most popular destinations are the Amazon Rainforest, beaches and dunes in the Northeast Region, the Pantanal in the Center-West Region, beaches at Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina, cultural and historic tourism in Minas Gerais and business trips to São Paulo city .
BrasiliaUsa Online has the pleasure to welcome and dedicate this page to all of our international visitors . Big events is happening and is about to happen , Events like the world cup , Olympiads is getting closer to became a reality in Brazil history .
Millions of international visitors are planning to participate in these big events , besides these events Brazil is a desirable and most exotics destination in the whole planet
Brazil is known for its beaches , carnival , beautiful woman and caipirinha - a mix of alcohol and lemon -.
But it is all now about change . Brazil has much more to offer to tourists than what it is known about turists are coming from all over the world .
Brazil is now getting ready to a event that will for sure open up the minds of all people to realize that Brazil is much more than that and has much more to offer and explores that goes beyond the imagination and expectation of all vacationers .
Beaches - Hotel - Resorts - Shopping malls - Land marks - Attractions - Fishing Lakes
Highways Infra-structure - Airports - Transportation Services Taxi - Railways
Bus-stations - National Parks - Travel Agencies - Real State Investments - Vacation Homes
Golf Resort Lodging - Nautical Sports - Camping -
Tourism is the world´s fastest-growing industry and a
positive alternative for development countries. This sector has been
producing a turnover of US$3.5 trillion per year, 10% of the world´s
GDP. Promoting tourism in Brazil is a priority in the government´s
agenda. The Ministry of Tourism, created in 2003, has doubled the number
of international events and fairs promoting tourism in Brazil and
invested heavily in the country´s infrastructure. The Program for the
Development of Tourism in the North East has invested in excess of $736
million in several hundred infrastructure projects to improve airports,
roads and drainage, and programmes of heritage restoration and
environmental protection are ongoing. The tourism industry has already
become one of the country´s biggest employers, employing one in every 11
workers. In 2005 approximately 9 million jobs were linked to Brazil´s
travel and tourism industry and the sector generated more than 250,000
new jobs.
Brazil's government expects to attract
over 9 million international visitors per year, and rising. Major tour
operators have already realized Brazil´s tourism potential: Thomson
began offering package holidays at the beginning of 2006 and
international groups are investing billions in new hotels and resorts in
the North East, where visitors are flocking to enjoy the near-perfect
climate and numerous virgin beaches along its beautiful coastline.
Brazil's emergence as a leading tourist destination, as evidenced by the steady increase in the flow of international airline passengers, from 8.6 million in 2002 to 12.2 million in 2006. The growth in tourism is leading airlines to increase the number of direct flights to Brazilian destinations. Flight times from Europe are as little as 6.5 hours and direct routes are now in place from London and Manchester to Salvador, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza.
Brazil is already a popular holiday destination for the Portuguese, Spanish and Italians and other European nations are rapidly catching on. It is also becoming a favourite with the Americans, keen to sample the country´s colour and energy at good value for the dollar.
Tourism in Brazil is a growing sector and key to the economy
of several regions of the country. The country had 5.1 million visitors
in 2010, ranking in terms of the international tourist arrivals as the
second main destination in South America, and third in Latin America after Mexico and Argentina. Revenues from international tourists reached US$5.9 billion in 2010, showing a recovery from the 2008-2009 economic crisis. Historical records of 5.4 million visitors and US$6.775 billion in receipts were reached in 2011.Brazil's emergence as a leading tourist destination, as evidenced by the steady increase in the flow of international airline passengers, from 8.6 million in 2002 to 12.2 million in 2006. The growth in tourism is leading airlines to increase the number of direct flights to Brazilian destinations. Flight times from Europe are as little as 6.5 hours and direct routes are now in place from London and Manchester to Salvador, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza.
Brazil is already a popular holiday destination for the Portuguese, Spanish and Italians and other European nations are rapidly catching on. It is also becoming a favourite with the Americans, keen to sample the country´s colour and energy at good value for the dollar.
In terms of the 2011 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), which is a measurement of the factors that make it attractive to develop business in the travel and tourism industry of individual countries, Brazil ranked in the 52nd place at the world's level, third among Latin American countries after Mexico and Costa Rica, and seventh in the Americas. Brazil main competitive advantages are its natural resources, which ranked 1st on this criteria out of the 139 countries considered, and ranked 23rd for its cultural resources, due to its many World Heritage sites. The TTCI report also notes Brazil's main weaknesses: its ground transport infrastructure remains underdeveloped (ranked 116th), with the quality of roads ranking in the 105th place; and the country continues to suffer from a lack of price competitiveness (ranked 114th), due in part to high ticket taxes and airport charges in the country, as well as high prices and high taxation in general. Safety and security have improved significantly, ranking in the 75th place in 2011, up from the 128th position in 2008.
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Sipping a very cold beer
on Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach, it is immediately obvious
that Brazil has huge potential as a tourist destination.
As the city's young and beautiful strut their stuff under the
azure sky, the sea in front of you, and mountains towering behind you,
Rio is a picturesque spot.Add weather seemingly sent direct from heaven by Christ the Redeemer himself, who in statue form towers above the city, and Rio should be packed full of gringos (foreigners).
Instead Brazil in general remains relatively untapped as a holiday destination.
In 2010, the number of overseas visitors to the country totalled 5.2 million, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.
This meant that Brazil did not even feature in the global top 10, and it was dwarfed by world number one France, 76.8 million, and number two, the US, 60 million.
There are numerous reasons why Brazil remains off the main holiday map, but perhaps the biggest two are the fact it is rather a long way from Europe and the US, and a perception of high crime levels.
Flavio Dino, the president of Embratur, the Brazilian Tourist Board, told the BBC Business website that running a successful 2014 World Cup, and 2016 summer Olympics in Rio, will help to more than double the number of people visiting the country by 2020.
Legacy Helped by its booming economy, Brazil is ploughing money into its infrastructure ahead of 2014.
Mr Dino says most international visitors expect to return to Brazil
For Mr Dino this is money very well spent.
"The investments into the country's infrastructure and tourism are a legacy that we cannot begin to measure, as it will establish Brazil as an even greater tourist destination in the years to follow," he says.
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Marcelo Pedros EmbraturEveryone knows that Brazil can play football and throw a party, but we want to show just how well we can organise international events”
And with 600,000 overseas
visitors expected to come for the World Cup alone, Mr Dino says he is
sure most will wish to go back to Brazil.
"A recent survey of 39,000 international visitors to Brazil
showed that 96% intend to return to the country... after they have had a
taste of what Brazil has to offer."Ultimately, the World Cup and the 2016 Olympics provide a unique opportunity for Brazil to showcase all it has to offer, and we are working very hard to make the most of this opportunity to transform and reinforce the country's image for years to come."
Brazil hopes that showcasing the country in a successful light will mean more awareness of the country as a tourist destination for visitors from the US and Europe, much as happened after the 2010 South Africa World Cup and 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Organisational skills Yet for a country so synonymous with football, beaches and carnivals, the Brazilian Tourist Board also hopes the World Cup and Olympics will highlight the country's other skills and attractions.
A successful 2014 World Cup for the hosts could boost future visitor numbers
"When Germany held the World Cup in 2006 it was the other way around. Everyone knew they would be well organised, but could they hold a party?
"They did, and it was very successful. We are going to prove the same success with Brazil's organisational skills."
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Mike Bugsgang Travel industry analystEuropean football fans will hardly need convincing that following their national team in Brazil is a must”
With 12 cities across Brazil
hosting World Cup matches, the tourist board is also keen to show that
there is more to the country than just Rio and the country's beaches.
To do this, it is launching an advertising drive to highlight
the country's numerous other attractions, such as the Iguassu Falls in
the southern state of Parana, eco-holidays in the Amazon, the historic
city of Salvador, and Brasilia, the capital, a planned city with a
wealth of unique modern architecture.Brazil, which this week is holding the Soccerex football business global convention, is also putting particularly focus on attracting more global conferences.
In the past seven years it has risen to ninth place in the International Congress and Convention Association global rankings, from 19th back in 2003.
Tackling crime Regarding crime levels, the Brazilian authorities have this year dramatically increased their efforts to control or "pacify" the slums or favelas scattered across Rio.
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Backed by navy marines, and even
tanks, armed police have moved in to control the favelas, and for the
first time are establishing a permanent presence in the areas, thereby
driving out drug gangs.
Although exact statistics are hard to come by, most Brazilian commentators agree that crime levels have fallen sharply.Mr Dino says it shows that the federal government has been doing "everything possible", and has "achieved positive results".
Mr Pedros adds that the issue of crime in Brazil is very much overplayed by the media in Europe, saying that this gives people an incorrect perception.
'Very exotic' Tourism industry analysts agree that Brazil is making great strides ahead of 2014 and 2016.
Independent travel writer Alison Rice says: "For holidaymakers from Europe in particular, Brazil has traditionally been a bit of an unknown place. It was considered very exotic, and very far away, and this put off many people from visiting.
There is more to see in Brazil than just Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo
"Particularly if the World Cup and Olympics are successful. It is a wonderful opportunity for Brazil to really promote itself."
Travel industry analyst Mike Bugsgang, of London-based Bugsgang & Associates agrees.
"Media coverage of crime levels in Brazil may have deterred European visitors in the past, but they are likely to have been reassured by the recent work to pacify Rio's favelas," he says.
"European football fans will hardly need convincing that following their national team in Brazil is a must - providing they qualify. Many will doubtless already be saving up for such a once in a lifetime trip."
