Small-scale Tourism Development in Brazilian Amazonia: The Creation of a ‘Tourist Bubble’
In Brazil, tourism is promoted as a means of generating employment, tax revenues, foreign exchange and investments in infrastructure. The Amazon region is thereby primarily marketed as a ‘green’ destination. One such a destination is the village of Alter do Chão in the municipality of Santarém in th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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CEDLA
2009-04-01
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Series: | European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
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Online Access: | http://www.erlacs.org/articles/10.18352/erlacs.9610/ |