Tag: Brazil tourism

By Ruth Faulkner, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This week further steps were made to bring together six Rio de Janeiro locations into a tourist route to highlight their world-class breweries. Brazil's Secretary of Tourism, Nilo Sergio Felix,...

By Helen Trouten Torres, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It may be no coincidence that recent mega-events have been awarded to countries with developing economies; the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2010 World Cup in South Africa were both...

By Helen Trouten Torres, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cities across the globe are using mega events like the World Cup and Olympics to catalyze urban development and social and economic change. Being a host city is a...