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EMBRATUR launches world's first location-based map and video site

Brazilian Tourist Board Introduces New Online Experience

EMBRATUR launches world's first location-based map and video site

SAO PAULO - The Brazilian Tourist Board, EMBRATUR, announced today along with Google Brazil, the world's first Google/YouTube brand channel uniquely combining videos and Google maps to provide an inte

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Brazil's TAM to buy $2B LAN Airlines stake

Airline Industry

Brazil's TAM to buy $2B LAN Airlines stake

By Elzio Barreto

SAO PAULO - Brazil's largest airline, TAM Linhas Aereas is in talks to buy a stake in Chile's flagship airline owned by President-elect Sebastian Pinera, Brazilian magazine Exame reported on its Web s

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Azul Brazilian Airlines is likely to be profitable this year

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras SA

Azul Brazilian Airlines is likely to be profitable this year

By Susan Carey

Brazil's newest discount airline, Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras SA, carried 2.2 million passengers in its first year of operation and is likely to be profitable this year, said David Neeleman, founde

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Air travel in Brazil posts biggest increase in 2009

Brazil

Air travel in Brazil posts biggest increase in 2009

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal

SAO PAULO - Air travel in Brazil, the largest Latin American aviation market, posted its biggest increase in five years in 2009, reflecting the country's resilience to the worst downturn in global civ

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GOL's traffic up 34.8% in December

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA

GOL's traffic up 34.8% in December

By Alastair Stewart

SAO PAULO - Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (GOL) registered another sharp jump in traffic during December as the local economy continued to pick up and the airline increased capac

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TAM and TRIP expand codeshare

Brazil Agreement Grows

TAM and TRIP expand codeshare

By eTN Staff Writer

TAM and TRIP Linhas Aereas will expand the codeshare agreement signed between the two companies starting January 11.

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Carlyle acquires majority stake in CVC Turismo

Brazil

Carlyle acquires majority stake in CVC Turismo

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Gunna Dickson

SAO PAULO - U.S.-based buyout firm Carlyle Group bought 63.6 percent of CVC Turismo, Brazil's largest tourism agency, for an undisclosed amount, as the private equity firm casts about for deals in fas

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Brazil tourism in a privileged position

Cheaper Flights And Weak Currency

Brazil tourism in a privileged position

Brazil's tourism sector seems to be in a privileged position relative to other major tourist destinations worldwide.

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Brazilian island resort hit by mudslide, 17 dead

Deadly Mudslide In Brazil

Brazilian island resort hit by mudslide, 17 dead

By FELIPE DANA and TALES AZZONI

ANGRA DOS REIS, Brazil – A rain-loosened slab of hillside collapsed on three houses and an upscale waterfront lodge after New Year celebrations at an island resort near Rio de Janeiro, killing at le

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TAM Airlines banks on new flyers to boost growth

TAM Linhas Aéreas

TAM Airlines banks on new flyers to boost growth

By ALASTAIR STEWART

SAO PAULO — Brazil's leading airline, TAM SA, expects the country's domestic aviation market to grow by up to 12% next year as incomes and employment levels continue to rise in Latin America's large

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Ancient Amazon civilisation laid bare by felled forest

Amazon

Ancient Amazon civilisation laid bare by felled forest

By Linda Geddes

Signs of what could be a previously unknown ancient civilisation are emerging from beneath the felled trees of the Amazon.

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American tourist arrested in Rio trying to pull insurance scam

Brazil

American tourist arrested in Rio trying to pull insurance scam

By José Wilson Miranda

Rio de Janeiro - American tourist Porfilio Nicholas Anthony, 25, from California, was arrested in Rio early this Monday by officers of the Special Tourist Service (Deat).

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Brazil's TAM purchases Pantanal Linhas Aereas SA

TAM Airlines

Brazil's TAM purchases Pantanal Linhas Aereas SA

By Rogerio Jelmayer

SAO PAULO - Brazil's leading airline, TAM SA (TAM), said Monday that it has acquired small local airline Pantanal Linhas Aereas SA for 13 million Brazilian reals ($7.3 million).

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Brazil Tourism Board unveils Aquarela 2020

Plano Aquarela 2020

Brazil Tourism Board unveils Aquarela 2020

By eTN Staff Writer

BRASILIA, Brazil - Major global sporting events provide unique tourism opportunities for host destinations.

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Report: Positive developments for Brazilian tourism industry

Brazil

Report: Positive developments for Brazilian tourism industry

The October 2009 decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to award the 2016 games to Rio de Janeiro is the latest positive development for the Brazilian tourism industry, which is gradual

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French tourists arrested in Brazil

Tourists Detained in Sao Paolo

French tourists arrested in Brazil

SAO PAULO - Three French tourists arrested in Brazil after an altercation on board a plane "are not doing very well" in poor detention conditions, a consular official said on Thursday.

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Brazil's GOL Airlines and American Airlines take codeshare to the next level

Interline Agreement Upgraded

Brazil's GOL Airlines and American Airlines take codeshare to the next level

By eTN Staff Writer

Brazil's GOL Airlines and American Airlines are enhancing their alliance by finalizing a codeshare agreement to place American's AA code on GOL's growing network of flights within Brazil.

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Brazil inaugurates largest floating Christmas tree in the world

Christmas Brazilian Style

Brazil inaugurates largest floating Christmas tree in the world

RIO DE JANEIRO - The traditional inauguration of the largest floating Christmas tree in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records - 85-meters-tall (equivalent to a 28-story building) - spons

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Azul CEO: 2010 passenger traffic to increase 50%

Azul Linhas Aereas SA

Azul CEO: 2010 passenger traffic to increase 50%

By Alastair Stewart

SAO PAULO - Brazilian low-cost, low-fare airline Azul Linhas Aereas SA will transport 50% more passengers in 2010 than in the current year, continuing its swift expansion, Chief Executive David Neelem

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Brazil miniskirt student wants degree and career in tourism

Instant Fame

Brazil miniskirt student wants degree and career in tourism

By Alan Clendenning

Fresh from an appearance on one of Brazil's most popular TV shows, the young woman whose short, pink dress got her kicked out of college is enjoying her newfound fame, yet has her eye on getting back

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