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. On one side, Alagoas lands. On the other, Sergipe. Its population of about 500 people has water, art,
Tourism is a phenomenon and a transversal system that articulates in economic dynamics, with the political environment, an element of strength and influence, with society, culture, and the environment, in the same framework of sustainable development, social inclusion, and strengthening of territories. However, in order for its potential to be
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 ancestors and everything that Archaeology could reveal. As if that were not enough, she looked at those
Enorme desafio, o de se propor alguma reflexão sobre realidades – no plural! -, inteligência artificial, passado, presente e futuro da humanidade em todos os sentidos que queiramos dar a esse termo. Afinal, o que é “ser humano”? Isso, para nem resvalar na grande questão que nos acompanha: “o que é o
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. Turismo Spot is a portal of technical content in tourism created to share articles on the subject, stories, good practices
O LETS participou da WTM Latin America @wtmlat, ontem. Por meio de nossa pesquisadora @jaqueline.gil, moderamos dois paineis no âmbito das discussões de Turismo, Sustentabilidade e Diversidade: 1. A importância das Parcerias Publico-Privadas para a Sustentabilidade e a Diversidade em Turismo, com as convidadas especiais @heloisaschurmann, da @voiceoftheoceans,
We live in spasms. This statement could be made, it is almost certain, by any professional who works in the field of cultural heritage preservation in Brazil. After January 8, 2023, February 5, 2025 can be a new golden opportunity to put yourself in the spotlight
Ariádne Bittencourt will launch, through the LETS Travessias Seal, his book: Governance and Public Policies in Tourism. The book is a version of the PhD thesis in Territory, Risk and Public Policies, entitled Governance and Public Policies in the Tourism Sector in Brazil
O primeiro dia dedicado ao Turismo no âmbito da Conferência das Partes da UNFCCC (COP / Mudança do Clima) aconteceu em 20 de novembro de 2024, na COP29 em Baku, Azerbaijão. Isso significa que a agenda de alto nível do turismo incorporou-se à agenda internacional de meio ambiente e mudança
Nos últimos dias, li a notícia em alguns jornais: Caldas Novas - um destino nacional em Goiás, destino termal conhecido por um turismo de massa - acaba de aprovar a cobrança de taxa de turismo a partir de 2025 (Folha de SP, Metrópoles, Correio Braziliense). Em uma das reportagens, é dito que
Article originally published on 25 November 2024 in The Conversation by Gui Lohmann (RMIT University), Glauber Santos (USP) and Jaqueline Gil (UnB). Brazil has a new opportunity to pivot its history in tourism development. The General Tourism Law, enacted in 2008, was updated in September 2024. Front
LETS participated as an academic partner in the pioneering study launched today at the University of Brasilia. The proposal was born from Raízes 360, a partnership between the companies Raízes Desenvolvimento Sustentável and Turismo 360 Consultoria. For the methodological development, the University of Brasília (UNB) was invited, which quickly adhered to the purpose by
Opinion
Nos meus 18 meses de atuação na Agência Brasileira de Promoção Internacional do Turismo (Embratur), uma das maiores alegrias que senti foi ver o Brasil estampando novamente a The Travel Green List: for travellers who care - da respeitada editora inglesa Wanderlust. O Brasil figurou ao lado da Costa Rica, da
In the week in which World Tourism Day is celebrated and a reflection published in Veja Magazine and The Conversation, written by Professor Gui Lohmann, Glauber Eduardo de Oliveira Santos and myself, in which we list 5 reasons about the difficulty of advancing in international tourism in the
A cidade condal, na península ibérica, desde longa data, é considerada um lugar de trocas, de forte cunho comercial. Porto aberto para o Mediterrâneo, sempre teve projeção além-mar por sua dinâmica econômica e cultural. A expressão em catalão, língua nativa falada até os dias atuais na região, que dá
I like to think about expressions that I usually say. To what extent they are, in fact, true or, at least, to what extent they are based on something rational. This is the case of "living new days"... And aren't they all, without exception, new? Because, after all, yesterday has already passed and tomorrow not yet
Considering the importance of creating objective and motivating conditions to promote cultural tourism in Brazil, which goes beyond the mere tourist promotion that has been a current practice produced, when it occurs, taking into account the cultural resources existing in the localities, especially those with an evident heritage load, such as cities
Os dias atuais são constantemente moldados por avanços tecnológicos e transformações sociais, de modo que as mudanças de mercado tornam-se inevitáveis e impactam diretamente a dinâmica profissional. É crucial, portanto, que as pessoas estejam atentas a essas mudanças e reconheçam a importância da atualização constante de suas habilidades. A
Since 2011, March 16 has been marked as the National Day of Awareness on Climate Change in Brazil, a legislative milestone that aims to raise awareness among the population about the environmental challenges faced by the country and the world. This date represents a crucial opportunity to reflect on the impacts
NATOUR Project: professional qualification offered by the University of Brasília (UnB) in partnership with the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) and universities in Latin America and Europe, registration is open until March 4, 2024 (classes are scheduled to start on March 12). This is
2023 is coming to an end, with that the day of our #retrospectivaLETS has come. This was a year of many reflections on our Blog, meetings and lives on CDS UnB's youtube, events, shares on our Instagram, among others. Our researchers have participated in the publication of articles in renowned Brazilian journals and
The main national public policies on climate change and tourism in Brazil (between 2003 and 2022) were analyzed in an article recently published in the Brazilian Journal of Tourism Research (RBTUR). The article, entitled Climate agenda and tourism in Brazil: contributions to public policies for adaptation to change
Over the past 40 years, media coverage of disasters has conveyed loss of life, human suffering, damage to public and private property, and economic and social disruption. The negative publicity resulting from these events usually characterizes the period after the occurrence of a disaster, which lasts until recovery
Sustainability is an increasingly recurring topic, with an extremely broad bibliography, but also quite thorny. It mixes environmental issues with economic development and social justice, and, due to its malleability, allows multiple interpretations and adaptation to various contexts. The terms "sustainable" and "sustainability", originally related to the capacity to sustain the