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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Main Authors: Mirjam A.F. Ros-Tonen, Anna Flora Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CEDLA 2009-04-01
Series:European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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Online Access:http://www.erlacs.org/articles/10.18352/erlacs.9610/