This book provides a full examination of torism in Brazil, by critically reviewing its development, management and social and economic issues the country faces to further develop turism in this region with a particular focus on the major sports events that it will be hosting in the near future. By doing so the book considers important development issues such as reducing the impacts of turism on the environment & community, transport infrastructure and how destinations can rebrand themselves to intended markets.

1. Introduction 2. Tourism Development, Policy and Planning in Brazil 3. Community Based Tourism: Sustainability as a Matter of Results Management 4. Tourism Transport Issues in Brazil 5. Sustainability Dilemmas for Brazil in Hosting Mega-Sport Events 6. Challenges and Opportunities for Small Businesses in and around Brazilian 7. Tourism Development and Distribution Channels in Brotas: Brazilian Adventure 8. Protecting Sea Turtles via Ecotourism: The Case of the TAMAR Project in Praia do Forte, Bahia 9. Backpacker Tourism in the Brazilian Amazon: Challenges and Opportunities 10. Sensual Tourism in Brazil: The Off-Season Carnival (Micareta) Experience 11. Staged Indigeneity and the Pataxó 12. Tourism Education and Research in Brazil 13. Conclusion

Gui Lohmann is a lecturer at the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Southern Cross University (Australia).