On January 24, at a special event at the Conrad Hotel in New York, the Brazilian government officially launched the electronic visa for Americans. Brazilian authorities such as Vinicius Lummertz, president of Embratur, Marx Beltrão, Minister of Tourism, and Sergio Amaral, Brazil’s ambassador to the United States, along with travel operators, agents, and other tourism professionals, attended the event. In the photo, Minister of Tourism, Marx Beltrão, is next to businessman João de Matos, owner of BACC Travel, the largest Brazilian travel operator in the USA.
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Actor Juca de Oliveira Dies at 91
Brazil lost one of the most prominent names in national performing arts in the early hours of this Saturday (21). Actor, author, and director Juca de Oliveira passed away at 91 years old in São Paulo, victim of pneumonia associated with a cardiac condition. The information was confirmed by the family’s press office to TV…