1st Edition

Tourism in Brazil Environment, Management and Segments

Edited By Gui Lohmann, Dianne Dredge Copyright 2012
240 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Since the 1990s, tourism has become a major driver of economic activity and community development in Brazil. New policies and approaches, growing expertise and investment in tourism have brought significant transformation in tourism products, destination development and community involvement. In addition Brazil will be hosting two major sport events in the years ahead, i.e. the Soccer World Cup,... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Tourism Development, Policy and Planning in Brazil  3. Community Based Tourism: Sustainability as a Matter of Results Management  4. Tourism Transport Issues in Brazil  5. Sustainability Dilemmas for Brazil in Hosting Mega-Sport Events  6. Challenges and Opportunities for Small Businesses in and around Brazilian  7. Tourism Development and Distribution Channels in Brotas: Brazilian Adventure  8. Protecting Sea Turtles via Ecotourism: The Case of the TAMAR Project in Praia do Forte, Bahia  9. Backpacker Tourism in the Brazilian Amazon: Challenges and Opportunities  10. Sensual Tourism in Brazil: The Off-Season Carnival (Micareta) Experience  11. Staged Indigeneity and the Pataxó  12. Tourism Education and Research in Brazil  13. Conclusion

Biography

Gui Lohmann is a lecturer at the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Southern Cross University (Australia).

Dianne Dredge is Associate Professor in the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Southern Cross University.

"This book provides a much-needed English-language introduction to the topic of tourism in Brazil. It is straight-forward and informative and draws on the insights of both Brazilian and international scholars." – Erin Flynn McKenna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA