Embratur, also known as the Brazilian Tourist Board, is a federal, state-owned agency reporting to the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism. It was formed in 1966 and works exclusively on the promotion, marketing and supporting to the trading of services, products and tourist destinations of Brazil abroad.[1]

Brazilian Tourist Board
Portuguese: Agência Brasileira de Turismo
Agency overview
Formed18 November 1966; 57 years ago (1966-11-18)
HeadquartersSCN Q2, Bloco G
Brasília, Federal District
Agency executive
Parent departmentMinistry of Tourism
Websiteembratur.com.br

Embratur works to promote tourism within Brazil, and has entered agreements with states such as Amazonas[2] and the Federal District.[3] The current president of Embratur is Marcelo Freixo.[4]

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  1. ^ "Special Features – Latin America". Travel Daily News. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
  2. ^ "Embratur e governo do Amazonas firmam parceria". Diário do Turismo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  3. ^ Brasília, Redação Jornal de (2020-09-24). "Setur e Embratur assinam acordo por turismo acessível no DF". Jornal de Brasília (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  4. ^ Brandão, Marcelo (1 January 2023). "Novo presidente da Embratur, Freixo quer parcerias com ministros". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.

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