Category: Tourism
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Natal, the City of the Sun
With beautiful beaches, areas of white sand dunes, and a rich and diverse culture, Natal offers its visitors a unique experience of leisure and entertainment. The city received this name (“Natal” means “Christmas” in Portuguese) because, on December 25, 1597, Admiral Antônio da Costa Valente and his men entered the shallows of the Potengi River,…
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The Beaches of João Pessoa
The beaches of João Pessoa, the capital of the State of Paraíba, are its main attractions. With warm weather present throughout the year, visitors enjoy spending their days in the warm waters and on the white sands, and then savoring the restaurants that serve seafood dishes. The Ponta do Seixas, known for being the place…
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Flirtatious Girls or Flirt Dolls, the Young Women at the Window
The story has surprisingly deep origins from the colonial times of the state of Minas Gerais. It features young women who, after their household chores, would often sit by the window and look out onto the street at an unspecified point. At the same time, they flirted with the men passing by on the street.…
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Itacaré (BA), a hidden paradise
According to historians, the city of Itacaré, in Bahia, was inhabited since the mid-16th century by indigenous tribes of Tupi origin. It was only in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that the city experienced a moment of accelerated growth, when cocoa planting Photo: shutterstock-Miroslaw Skorka brought economic resources. Itacaré is today one of…
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Teresina (PI), the Brazilian Mesopotamia
Teresina, the capital of the State of Piauí, is bordered by the Poti and Parnaíba rivers, which cross in the northern part of the city, forming a beautiful confluence. There is the Parque Encontro dos Rios, an ecological reserve with trails, viewpoints, restaurants, and space for cultural exhibitions Photo: shutterstock-carlos-andre-photography and for fishing and water…
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Ministry of Tourism plans to start project for the development of sustainable tourism in Alagoas
The Ministries of Tourism and Economy are jointly designing a project aimed at developing sustainable tourism in properties and areas owned by the Union spread across the country.
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Minas Gerais is crowned one of the ten most welcoming regions in the world
The hospitality of this Brazilian destination was recognized by travelers in reviews made on the travel platform Booking.com, after staying in accommodations in the state. The only Brazilian representative in the Traveller Review Awards 2021, Minas Gerais celebrated its 300th anniversary last month (02.12) and is known for its remarkable history, culture, and cuisine, as…
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The Pampas of My Land
GOD IS GAÚCHO “In the pampas of Rio Grande, in the land where I was bornSways the mischievous minuano wind just like a boy…It stirs up a fuss wherever it goes and doesn’t even disguiseThat it really loves it here… There are those who look and are enchanted by the dance of the leavesThat, somewhat…
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Moving to Hawaii in the Midst of the Pandemic
I have been living in New York for six years, and after eight months of a pandemic worldwide and 80% of New York City closed, along with the luck of being able to work from home, the opportunity arose for me to move to Hawaii for a few months. Considering that Hawaii is the U.S.…
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Discover Times Square Now
NYC & Company, the official destination marketing organization and convention and visitors bureau for the five boroughs of New York, is inviting New Yorkers to take a “NYC-cation” at the Crossroads of the World, in the heart of Times Square. “Now is the time for New Yorkers to re-experience Times Square… for its iconic lights,…