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Visit Brazil to host roadshow amid hopes for tourism investment
The events are being held in Manchester, Leeds, and Glasgow.
Latin Routes to launch escorted group tours programme
Departures across nine itineraries, spanning six countries, will get under way next May
Virgin Atlantic signs codeshare with Brazilian carrier GOL
Deal will allow customers flying on Virgin’s new Heathrow-Sao Paulo route to connect seamlessly with 37 destinations across Brazil
Gatwick to welcome 10 new routes for summer 2019
Additions include Spain, the US, Croatia, Italy, Brazil, Poland, Moldova and Romania
Norwegian launches summer 2019 programme with new Rio route
New flights to Miami and San Francisco added, while Seattle summer service resumes
Virgin Atlantic announces Heathrow-Sao Paulo route
New route, launching in 2020, is Virgin’s first to South America
Latin America set to enjoy boost in visitors
New air routes linking Europe with Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Panama are expected to significantly boost visits to lesser-known destinations across Latin America, the Latin American Travel Association (Lata) forecasts
WTM 2018: Brazil paves way for ecotourism scheme
Ecotourism and national parks are to be a key plank of Brazil’s bid to increase visitor numbers in the coming years
Four Seasons to make Brazilian debut
The property in Sao Paulo is due to make its debut later this month
Boeing strikes joint venture partnership with Embraer
The deal, worth just shy of $5 billion, comes in response to Airbus’s partnership with Bombardier as both firms look to establish a foothold in the smaller jet market
Brazilian tourism takes collective responsibility
A new collective of Brazilian travel companies hopes to raise the profile of the country’s responsible tourism products. Muda, “change” in Portuguese, already has six members and is being supported by the Brazilian tourist board (Embratur)
British woman shot in Brazilian favela
The attack happened on Sunday when the woman and her family mistakenly found themselves in the favela
The most significant hotel opening in South America this year?
Gran Melia to reopen Hotel Nacional designed by legendary architect Oscar Niemeyer
Four Seasons makes it to Brazil
The group will finally have a flag in Brazil when its hotel in Sao Paulo opens