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Posted by maria on Monday, September 27, 2010 Comments

Few destinations can offer such varied options as Brazil. Its natural beauties, large festivals and numerous protected environmental reserves attract the eye of foreign tourists when choosing a holiday destination. Everybody has already heard of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, the Amazon or the heavenly beaches of the country.

Recent surveys conducted by Embratur (Brazilian Institute of Tourism) confirm that the place Brazil's most sought by foreign visitors, it is the city of Rio de Janeiro. Known as the Marvelous City, Rio guard the capital of beautiful scenery, is home to the largest public festival in the world: Carnival. The beautiful memorial - which meets every year thousands of revelers to play and watch the parades of samba schools - attracts most of the international public to the bleachers and box seats to the Marques de Sapucaí Avenue.

Carnival is also present in the programming of several Brazilian cities, attracting the interest of a large proportion of foreigners who visit Brazil. São Paulo follows Rio's example and also produces lively parades of samba schools, in the State of Pernambuco, it should be pointed blocks revelers of Olinda and Recife, who come dressed in city streets following the crowd to the sound of maracatu, carrying the famous giant of the region in Salvador, capital of Bahia, the entertainment is provided by trios elétricos, the movable plates that delight millions of people in the focus of his Baiano up at dawn.

The beautiful beaches and natural beauty of the country also draw attention and captivate tourists of 35% according to surveys conducted by Embratur. With a coastline that stretches over seven thousand kilometers, Brazil has the privilege to offer diverse leisure options in this segment. Among the most visited beaches in the country, one can find the famous beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana in Rio coastline; Joaquina, south of the country, famous for hosting surfing championships and international; Praia do Forte, north to the coast Bahia, seat of the Tamar Project, conservation of sea turtles, and the wonderful beaches of the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha.

Do not forget to mention the Écot pictures ourism, a segment that has attracted many adherents in recent years. According to data from the Ecotourism Society, its average growth varies, now between 10% and 15%. Those interested in this type of travel equivalent to 5% of the entire world tourist flow, or some 35 million people. And Brazil is a destination with more potential in this industry - as it possesses one of the symbols of global ecology and biodiversity: the Amazon, located north of the country, with some 5.5 million square kilometers. It is estimated that only forêtes of the Amazon region for 60% of all life forms on earth - more than half unknown to science.

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