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Breaking Travel News interview: Vicente Neto, president, Embratur
Political demonstrations in the build up to the FIFA 2014 World Cup cast a long shadow over the event, threatening its success. But when the football started the headlines were nothing but positive, with Brazilian tourism one of the big winners. Here Breaking Travel News sits down with Embratur president Vicente Neto to discuss how the country turned around the event and what the future holds as Brazil builds toward the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
World Hot Air Balloon Championship welcomed to Brazil
Coloured dots painted the skies above Rio Claro, São Paulo, last week as the city hosted the 21st World Hot Air Balloon Championship, which was being held in Latin America for the first time, with the support of Embratur. Rio Claro has hosted various important hot air balloon championships in recent years, such as the stage of the Brazil Cup, two editions of the Brazilian Championship, the first South American Championship and the Ibero-American Championship.
FIFA World Cup 2014: Spike in Brazil employment
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil is generating around one million jobs in the country. The number of jobs created by the World Cup is equivalent to over 15 per cent of the 4.8 million formal jobs registered during the first term of president Dilma Rousseff.
Vicente Neto steps up to lead Embratur ahead of FIFA 2014
Vicente Neto has been announced as the new president of Embratur (Brazilian Tourism Institute) in place of Flávio Dino, who left the post to run for the government of Maranhão in the upcoming October elections. Neto was previously working as a special advisor to Flavio Dino.
Brazil launches FIFA 2014 advertising campaign
Brazil has launched its new international publicity campaign, produced by the ministry of tourism through the Brazilian Tourism Board (Embratur). With less than 40 days until the opening of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a mega event for which Brazil is the host country, the country is inviting tourists to enjoy its many cultural and natural destinations, as well as its passion for dance and football.
Brazil welcomes new tourism record
Brazil celebrated the entry of six million foreign tourists during 2013 when, Nadia Panis, an Argentine tourist that broke the record, arrived on Thursday December 5th at Antônio Carlos Jobim (Galeão) International Airport in Rio de Janeiro and was greeted with festivities hosted by the president of Embratur, Flávio Dino. Having achieved this historic milestone, Embratur is now working towards reaching a new goal for the number of foreign tourists visiting Brazil next year.
Embratur opens offices across Europe ahead of Olympic Games
This month Embratur will open seven Brazilian Tourism Offices across Europe, located in UK, Germany, Holland, France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. The main objective of these offices will be to diversify the destinations and products that a typical tourist to Brazil might explore.
Embratur argues FIFA World Cup will pay for itself
A new study by Embratur estimates that spending by international and domestic visitors to Brazil during the 30 days of the FIFA World Cup in 2014 will reach 25.2 billion Brazilian reais. As a result of the study the Brazilian Tourist Board argues investment in the super event will be recouped by the Brazilian economy.
Tourism spending continues to boost Brazil
International tourists visiting Brazil in the first six months of this year injected 7 billion reais into the local economy according to new figures. The stats, released by the Central Bank of Brazil, show an increase of 9.6 per cent on the same period of 2012.
Confederations Cup offers Brazilian tourism timely boost
Foreign tourists and Brazilians visiting the six venues of the Confederations Cup brought more than £90 million to the local economy during the 15 days of the competition. The calculation, made by Embratur, was based on the number of tourists and the length of stay of each visitor in the six cities that were hosting the games, as well as money spent by the delegations and teams participating in the tournament.
Brazil looks ahead to 2016 Paralympics
Embratur, the Brazilian Tourist Board, last night organised a panel of officials to discuss accessible travel in Brazil and the Paralympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. The meeting was preceded by a workshop geared to the travel trade, showcasing various destinations in Brazil.
Breaking Travel News interview: Embratur director of international markets, Marcelo Pedroso
With Rio de Janeiro taking over from London as the official Olympic Host City ahead of the 2016 Games and preparations well underway for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil is set to be at the forefront of international tourism over the next few years. Here Breaking Travel News sits down with Embratur director of international markets, Marcelo Pedroso, to see how the destination is planning to utilise this unique double header to boost its position on the world stage.