Agência Brasil Brasilia – United States deputy Secretary of State for Policy, Marc Grossman, met with Brazillian diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Relations yesterday and told them that it will be difficult to give Brazilians a visa exemption, that is, put Brazil on the list of countries that do not require visas, because of
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New study by Getulio Vargas Foundation and by the official Brazilian Tourism Agency (Embratur) shows that over 90% of companies that organize fairs and events, and tour operators and agencies are optimistic with regard to 2004. Hotels also expect growth, but an executive in the area says that the year will still be one of evaluation.
Agência Brasil Recife – More than 100 Brazilians who recently visited the United States consulate offices in Recife to get a visa for travel to the US have been fingerprinted and photographed with digital equipment as part of a new identification system for travellers. The consulate in Recife is the first in Brazil to adopt
Negotiation began during the visit president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made to the Arab countries in December, informed the official Brazilian Tourism Agency (Embratur) business tourism manager, Lawrence Reinisch, to ANBA. Another company, Middle East Airlines, from Lebanon, is also evaluating the possibility of a flight between São Paulo and Beirut. A stopover in Europe is currently necessary.
Foreign charter flights to Brazilian northeast have shown great increase due to partnership between Embratur, Infraero, and CTI-NE. The main destinations are the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, and Bahia.
Agência Brasil Porto Alegre – The Brazilian Association of Travel Agencies of Rio Grande do Sul, state in the south of Brazil, says it expects a 50% increase in tourists from Argentina this summer (which begins in ten days). According to the president of the association, Manoel Juarez Limada Silva, local prices are lower this year
"The market has great potential," states official Brazilian Tourism Agency (Embratur) president Eduardo Sanovicz, in an interview to ANBA. During the Brazilian Week & Trade Exhibition to take place in Dubai, apart from attracting tourists to the country, the government intends to capture infrastructure investment.
