Embratur, also known as the Brazilian Tourist Board, is a federal, state-owned agency reporting to the
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
ian
Ministry of Tourism The Minister of Tourism is the head of the governmental department that specializes in tourism, recreation and/or culture.
The position exists in many different countries under several names:
*Ministry of Tourism and Environment (Albania)
* Minist ...
. It was formed in 1966 and works exclusively on the promotion, marketing and supporting to the trading of services, products and
tourist
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...
destinations of Brazil abroad.
Embratur works to promote tourism within Brazil, and has entered agreements with states such as
Amazonas and the
Federal District
A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they ...
. The current president of Embratur is
Marcelo Freixo
Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo () is a Brazilian politician and teacher. He is a federal deputy for the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), and was formerly chairman of the Defence of Human Rights and Citizenship Commission on the Rio de Janeiro Legislative ...
.
References
External links
Embratur Official Website
Visit Brasil(Official tourism portal in English)
Tourism in Brazil
Tourism agencies
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