In 1856, while working in the Neander Valley (Germany), some workers found what they thought were the remains of a bear. Later, paleontologists claimed that these were evidence of a human species predecessor to ours that would have existed between 400,000 and 40,000 years ago. Extinct for 40 thousand
The year is 2098. It's summer, but Rio's beaches are practically empty. Impossible to stay under the scorching sun of 49 degrees Celsius (°C). Superstructures with strong night lighting are now used for beach users, but the high temperature of the sea makes bathing in the sea unpleasant. In
Em 2022, o LETS lançou uma obra intitulada Turismo, Sustentabilidade e COVID-19: entre incertezas e esperanças, em que contribui com um capítulo que trata dos impactos da pandemia sobre as comunidades do rio Negro (AM), um dos mais importantes e maiores rios de água doce do planeta. O título
In the Macuxi worldview, Ko Ko Non, Grandma Clay, is the land that generates food and nourishes the people. This nutrition, not only physical, but also immaterial, would not be possible without the ritualistic of the pot. The Clay Pot is the materialization of an ancestral rite performed centuries ago
No último 19 de outubro comemorou-se o “Dia da Inovação”. Em 1901, exatamente neste dia, o brasileiro Alberto Santos Dumont foi capaz de concluir uma volta ao redor da Torre Eiffel (Paris) com o dirigível que inventou. E com isso é interessante observar como a inovação está frequentemente vinculada
Despite the foolishness and intolerances... Once again in incoherent human history, innocents pay with their lives for the greed, greed and avarice of some self-styled leaders and even religious and pious. We have lived days in which news of pain, death, destruction, intolerance and evil leave us not only perplexed,
These are brief notes that begin a small collection formed by three articles, including this one. Here we will talk about the relevance of the prospective study to face the uncertain, risky and challenging future that lies ahead in the coming decades. The changes in the twenty-first century are likely to be greater than all the
An imposing temple built over millions of years, entirely designed and erected by nature, closely watched, all this time, by a mysterious stone guardian and richly decorated by the history told in the pictorial representations of several generations of Amerindians. Here is the fundamental itinerary of the visit to the Municipal Natural Park
It is not news that tourism presents itself as a strong means of promoting and preserving the history and culture of a given country, as well as a driver of the economy. However, if it is not well planned and developed in a disorderly manner, it has the power to accelerate the degradation of the environment and
Here, we think and work (always!) in and with tourism. It means that we are interested in the movements of people far from their natural or everyday habitat, when in search of new experiences in unknown places or new experiences in places that have already been visited many times. What matters is the will to
*article originally posted on the Turismo Spot Blog A theme widely discussed in the business and academic world, as well as by government and third sector organizations, cooperation in tourism is an increasingly relevant condition, in a world of increasing scarcity of resources (natural, financial, etc.). Especially in scenarios
Constata-se que a sustentabilidade nunca foi tão pleiteada como nos dias de hoje. Ações nesse sentido são demandadas para uma sociedade mais justa que prime pela preservação do meio ambiente e que considere e defenda uma maior justiça social. Nesse contexto, há uma congruência entre o turismo sustentável e