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Articles tagged “brazil”

Tourism

Brazil is relying on private investors to improve its roads, railways, and ports

With an Olympics and the World Cup coming up soon, Brazil will be in a precarious position should no company want to risk taking on its ailing infrastructure issues.

Alonso Soto and Leonardo Goy, Reuters | 12 years ago

Airlines

Profitablility an elusive GOL for Brazil-based low-cost carrier

Between LAN's acquisition of GOL's Brazilian rival TAM, currency worries and rising fuel costs, GOL faces stiff headwinds. Whether auto exec and new CEO Paul Kakinoff can turbo-charge a turnaround remains to be seen.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Profitablility an elusive GOL for Brazil-based low-cost carrier

Tourism

Will Brazil’s infrastructure be ready to host two global events over the next four years?

Brazil has a far way to go in a short amount of time, and it won't be made any easier by the lack of private investors willing to risk their capital on tricky licenses and unreliable returns. But if England can pull it off ...

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Brazilian startup GringoLocal exports local deals to foreign visitors

GringoLocal aims to save travelers money on local experiences by selecting deals from destination-specific resources; however, the established team of founders are already thinking of possible pivots should the idea not take off.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

The controversy behind South America’s ambitious infrastructure improvements

From dams to highways, there are highly debated pros and cons to these projects, which disrupt the indigenous peoples' way of life, but prepare the continent for future growth and development.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Investors continue to show disappointment with Lan and Tam’s merged Latam Airlines

Now that its two-years-in-the-making merger is complete Latam needs to start realistically dealing with expectations for the new South American powerhouse.

Eduardo Thomson, Bloomberg | 12 years ago