In May 2014 Greater Natal International Airport, São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport, opened its doors to both domestic and international passengers across the world. Built to replace the existing airport Augusto Severo, the new Greater Natal Airport has increased passenger capacity from 2.4 million to 6.2 million passengers per annum and welcomed… Read more »
The number of passengers between the U.S. and Brazil has nearly doubled in the last five years. Air travel to South America is booming with American, Azul, JetBlue, and LATAM launching new routes and nonstop services from U.S. gateways to points in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. In fact, the number of passengers between the… Read more »
A total of 65 per cent of those who applied for Rio 2016 tickets in the first draw have been successful. The results of the draw have been released today, with nearly 1.6 million of the 4.5 million tickets available having been allocated. All seats at 121 of the 694 sessions available are sold-out, including… Read more »
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang conducted his first official visit to Latin America last month (May 2015). Trade, finance and investment deals were all high on the agenda, particularly during the Premier’s visit to Brazil, where he discussed an investment plan worth billions of dollars. The plan is the latest in a growing series of links… Read more »
Those looking to support Team GB in Rio have another chance to buy tickets for the 2016 Olympic Games (15-21 August). The second individual ticket request phase opened last week (Wednesday 3 June) and will close at 2pm on Wednesday (10 June). Members of the public can register their interest for tickets online during this… Read more »
Brazil’s Tourism Board (Embratur) named Vinicius Lummertz, a former official at the country’s Ministry of Tourism and one-time secretary of tourism for the city of Florianopolis, its president this week. Lummertz replaces Vincente Neto, who had headed the agency since March. Lummertz’ appointment to the post follows the April naming of Henrique Eduardo Alves as… Read more »
Fast developing national carrier of the Cabo Verde Islands, TACV, has announced in fifth new destination within the past three months with the launch of its new service from it base in Praia to the North Eastern Brazilain City of Joao Pessao in addition to recently launched Natal and Fortelaza. The new once weekly service… Read more »
Ritz-G5 utilized the opportunity to attend a highly enlightening and interesting Webinar on the Northeast of Brazil recently, presented by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI).
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Focussing solely on the Northeast of Brazil, UKTI brought forward a number of important and interesting regional statistics, highlighting the region’s recent economic growth and vast array of business opportunities.
A record total of 3.3 million tickets for 23 sports for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games are due to go on sale on September 7 to mark exactly One Year To Go until the Opening Ceremony in the Maracanã Stadium, it has been announced.
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Prices will range from BRL10 (£2/$3/€2.50) for the cheapest seats to BRL1,200 (£215/$340/€300) for the most expensive, which is for the Opening Ceremony.
