Sao Paulo invests in tourism.

From: South American Business Information | Date: March 29, 2004 | Copyright information

Brazil, Mar 26, 2004 (Gazeta Mercantil/SABI via COMTEX)

The city government of Sao Paulo aims to improve tourism in the city, mainly business tourism. The sector moves R$5bil per year, including services, such as restaurants, night clubs and taxis. According to the mayor, Marta Suplicy, about 70% of the people that visit Sao Paulo do so for professional reasons. Every month, nearly 1.4mil people go to the city for business. Sao Paulo city has in average 90,000 events per...

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