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Xingu river, in the Brazilian Amazon - Photo: Paulino Menezes

Brazil Wishes to Double Number of Foreign Tourists It Gets. But This Will Be a Tough Sell

Brazil, South America’s largest nation, has many natural and cultural treasures that are popular ...

Why I Wrote Brazilian Tequila – a Journey into the Interior

In a dark corner of the library in my Jesuit school in Ireland there ...

A Floating Lodge in the Amazon Preserves Nature While Providing for the Locals

The Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve is approximately 600 km off of the Amazonas state ...

Dollar Reaches Record Lows in Brazil While Brazilians Spend 44% More in Overseas Trips

For the 6th straight day the American dollar continued on Tuesday its free fall ...

Brazilians Have Already Spent Close to US$ 3 Billion Overseas this Year

Brazilians expenses abroad have already totaled US$ 653 million this month of May. In ...

Domestic and International Flights Get Slight Increase in Brazil

Brazil saw in April a 3.5% increase in international departures from Brazilian airports when ...

Feeling Rich, Brazilians Go on Spending Spree Overseas

The decreasing dollar value and the country's rising income, in spite of the recent ...

3.2 Million Foreigners Visit Brazil in First Half, a 2.7% Boost

In the first half of the year, 3,205,562 people arrived in Brazil on international ...

Brazil’s Balances of Trade and Travel Post Deficit

The Brazilian balance of trade posted a negative balance once again. According to figures ...