Tourism in Brazil

south. In 1297 it stabilized its borders, making itself the European country with the oldest borders. After several years, in 1415 Portugal started the Conquistadors Era, its main objective was to find the way to India. They reached India in 1498, Brazil in 1500, China in 1513 and Japan in 1543, among other countries. This time was…

With the invasion of the Amazon, these ethnic groups now need to share the forests with a growing number of settlers who seek to tap into the Amazon’s considerable natural resources. Hunter-gatherer groups were once generally nomadic, living in small settlements for a couple of years until the resources were exhausted. Because of land colonization by non-indigenous people, many local groups were forced into sedentary lifestyles. These changes not only destroy traditional lifestyles, but also…

In the world of human trafficking, few countries carry the notorious reputation that Brazil does. It is fairly common knowledge that in Brazil, anything can be found. There is something for every dark souled suitor in the country so well acquainted with natural beauty. Juxtaposed to the reality of Brazil’s trafficking problem, the country’s beauty diminishes. There is luckily a strong government and nonprofit movement to reduce and eradicate the buying and selling of humans for labor or sexual…

attain their socio-economic objectives (Morrison, 2013, p. 7). The management process may entail product development, marketing and branding, collaboration with various partners, and community affiliation. Destination management is significant as tourism is a highly competitive sector and in order to compete efficiently, destination have to provide superior value to tourists (Artal-Tur & Kozak, 2015, p. 20). A tourist’s visit will be affected by numerous services and experiences such as…

Tourism is New Zealand’s biggest export industry (Cropp, 2015), and therefore, tourism strategy is key in ensuring that the nation’s economy is flourishing. Between 2001 and today, NZ has released three tourism strategy documents – set to look forward to 2010, 2015, and most recently, 2025. Each document aims to update the previous one, looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the past and modifying these in order to keep up with the ever-changing environment. This essay compares and contrasts…

The issue is so big and Brazil is so well known for their sex trafficking problem that even in 2016 during the Olympics there were concerns that perhaps the number of victims could increase, therefore the public was being informed and the media was desperately trying to address…

out of the five hundred leading economic companies operate in Brazil, exemplifying its political international success. Therefore, with such large investors in the country it opens the door to further opportunities. Also, the country of Brazil has seen an average growth increase of 3.4% in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). And in 2013 the nation was solely responsible for 1.5% of global trade. These statistics ensure the notion that Brazil is a thriving and rising economic threat. With the United…

Primitive accumulation is the development of capitalist products by a means of precapitalist modes of production. Primitive accumulation of capital was the driving force behind European wealth and power. These precapitalist modes of production, consisted of stealing and slavery, which allowed countries to develop a large quantity of capital production. This accumulation of wealth, allowed some countries to flourish and develop relations between capital and labour. Uruguayan journalist, Eduardo…

Forests and Environmental Values Forestry is a profession related to resource management that is primarily about the art and science of creating, maintaining, using, and protecting the forest and its resources. The usefulness of the forest is vast, and its value in the world’s societies can be quite large. The people of the world value forests for their economic value primarily, for the forest provides important resources such as timber, medicines, and ecotourism revenue. This economic benefit…

communities have been forced to take aggressive measures. The Amazon Basin and its forests are said to be in danger from ventures such as hydroelectric dams, and more specifically, illegal logging. The Ka’apor Indians, an indigenous society in Northern Brazil, have made a stand to try to stop illegal logging in their area. This community is a tribe of an estimated 2,200 people who are fighting for their forest as a militia with aggressive confrontation. As for the illegal activity in the past,…