Brazil and France Scrap Visas for French Guiana Border
Brazil and France signed a deal ending visa checks for Brazilians entering French Guiana from July 31, tied to a...
July 2, 2026Section
Travel
Travel News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Foreign Tourists Spent a Record US$4.8 Billion in Brazil This Year
Foreign tourist spending in Brazil hit a record 4.8 billion dollars in early 2026, up 11 percent even as visitor...
June 29, 2026
Barbados Tourism Powers Ahead as Buyer Interest Jumps 51%
Barbados tourism is running hot as trade-show buyer interest jumped 51% on top of record arrivals, the engine paying the...
June 25, 2026
Latam Airlines Is Adding Flights Fast, So Why Are Fares Still High?
Latam Airlines grew capacity nearly eleven percent in May and added new Brazil routes, yet fares stay high as fuel...
June 25, 2026
Brazil Hits Record 42M Air Passengers Even as Airlines Warn of a Slump
Brazil flew a record 42 million domestic air passengers through May 2026, yet growth is cooling and carriers warn a...
June 23, 2026
Who Really Controls LATAM, South America’s Biggest Airline
LATAM Airlines ownership now runs through a tight bloc of Qatar Airways, Delta and Chile Cueto family, three years after...
June 23, 2026
JetSmart Bets $550 Million on Argentina as a Rival Flybondi Stumbles
Low-cost airline JetSmart will pour more than 550 million dollars into Argentina, seizing routes as rival Flybondi shrinks and adding...
June 22, 2026
Brazil’s Business Travel Spend Booms Past $1 Billion in 2026
Brazil's corporate travel agencies have booked over six billion reais this year, a sign business flying is powering the wider...
June 22, 2026
A New Tourism Playbook Tells Governments How to Attract Investors
A global tourism body has set out seven rules for attracting investment, a checklist Latin American governments can use to...
June 22, 2026