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Lucianna Cruz (Nos do Cinema): Opinions on the World Tourism Forum. |
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24th October: Monday. World Tourism Forum opening ceremony in the Municipal Theatre.
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I think that this was a bad day and I got bored as everything ran behind schedule, and I felt everyone around me wasn’t enjoying it, mainly because it seemed that the speakers were “only there to grab the headlines and get a good write-up”. |
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25th October: Tuesday. Copacabana Fort. |
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Today I took in the beautiful setting of the fort which I had never seen before: funny that Brazilians themselves do not know all of Rio! We should know the whole city and yet there are people who have never been to the Christ statue, although this is sometimes as a result of a lack of access.
We went to have lunch and I noticed a difference in food culture: foreigners tend to eat lots of vegetables whilst Brazilians eat a lot of fatty foods!! |
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26th October: Wednesday. Copacabana Fort. |
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There were some good speeches, but aside from that we split into two groups for a trip (one to Santa Teresa and another to the “White Swan” boat). I really liked the people on the trip to see the boat. |
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Some things that I found interesting in the speeches: |
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At the opening ceremony in the Municipal Theatre, it was said that “sustainability goes hand in hand with competitiveness”, “tourism helps directly and indirectly”, and “it helps to reduce poverty”. In my opinion they said this because nowadays tourism needs diversity and the use of these such important key words. |
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Copacabana Fort: Room 3: Speaker Listz Vietra - There is no unique solution. Two key words: ecological and economic “rules”. He gave an example which illustrated that balance is necessary, as the rainforest cannot be destroyed just for the sake of money. |
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Speaker Flavio Leopoldino - “monoculture destroys a country”. |
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Speaker Eduardo Sevilla - He spoke about the preservation of Peru and about the indigenous population (many have been wiped out). “Peru, the country of the Incas, multicultural with massive biodiversity, is being discovered each and every day”. |
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Room 7: Speaker Haroldo Castro. - Spoke about the film “Madagascar” as it “caused a surge in tourism” there. In my opinion this makes sense as a film will show areas of natural beauty and inspire curiosity to get to know the place. |
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Room 5: Speaker Maria das Neves. - An indigenous woman who talked about Pataxo, and what really moved me was when she talked about the strength of the women’s movement. |
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Interviews: David – Transport Manager for SINPLY |
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“Happiness is very important as it is shown through the people of a country, and so it is sad when a tourist comes and sees the problems in a country (leadership, dogs, beggars)”.
Tell me about the flow of tourists…”Rio attracts the most, and then places like Buzios and Angra dos Reis which are a bit cheaper!”.
What does Rio and Brazil need to make it better? “it lacks leadership, and untrustworthy politicians! They just see that Rio is beautiful, with a mix of races, good looking women and it is therefore because of them that the city doesn’t work as well as it could!”. |
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Interviews: Sergio Amatriti (speaker) |
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What do you think about the forum? “I like the coming together of ministers, but one thing that got my attention is the amount of young people present which is a good opportunity”. |
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