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The compass of Ilha do Ferro (AL): how this trip carved something in us and made thoughts wander

The compass of Ilha do Ferro (AL): how this trip carved something in us and made thoughts wander

5 months ago 9 min read Learning Opinion sustainability
Helena Costa Mariana Oliveira  Thiago Allis Ilha do Ferro is a charm. A small village in Alagoas, which neither shrinks nor stretches between the hinterland and Velho Chico. From
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Helena Costa
by Helena Costa
Governance and public policies in Tourism: rethinking concepts for practical application in destinations

Governance and public policies in Tourism: rethinking concepts for practical application in destinations

5 months ago 4 min read book Opinion Publication Editorial Seal
Tourism is a phenomenon and a transversal system that articulates in the economic dynamics, with the political environment, an element of strength and influence, with society, culture, and the environment, in a
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LETS Team
by Ariadne Pedra Bittencourt LETS Team
A memorial to Niéde Guidon

A memorial to Niéde Guidon

8 months ago 3 min read Learning Opinion Sustainable tourism
Helena Costa Niéde has long been known and admired by those working for more inclusive tourism. In Serra da Capivara, this courageous scientist led movements that looked not only at the
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Helena Costa Iara Brasileiro
by Helena Costa Iara Brasileiro
"I only know that I know nothing" or I don't even know what I don't know?

"I only know that I know nothing" or I don't even know what I don't know?

8 months ago 5 min read Opinion Learning
An enormous challenge, that of proposing some reflection on realities – in the plural! -, artificial intelligence, past, present and future of humanity in all the senses we want to give to this term. After all, the
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Iara Brasileiro
by Iara Brasileiro
The Brazil that Brazil wants to be: why the country's image matters (and tourism has everything to do with it)

The Brazil that Brazil wants to be: why the country's image matters (and tourism has everything to do with it)

9 months ago 5 min read Opinion
Text authored by Helena Costa and Mateus Alves, researchers at LETS, published in partnership with Turismo Spot on 05/22/2025. Click here to visit the original publication. Spot Tourism is
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Helena Costa
by Helena Costa
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