"Cities
like Rio de Janeiro and Salvador are also ports of entry, but most tourists arrive
via Sao Paulo ," said Marketing Director Paulista Company of Tourism and
Events ( TUR.SP ), Orlando de Souza, during forum ' Café da Manhã Efe ' , held
at the Instituto Cervantes.
For De
Souza, attractions such as the nearby beaches , " 80 kilometers or an
hour's drive ," and gastronomy in Sao Paulo to become one of the key
destinations for the World Cup . However, the responsible marketing of state
TUR.SP admitted that "it is difficult to attract tourists who have another
destination in mind."
De Souza
stated that the guidance offered TUR.SP fifty circuits divided into the areas
of " Recreation and culture", " Adventure and Nature ",
" Food " and " sun and beach " . Sao Paulo , the regional
capital of the state , will receive six World Cup matches , four in the first
phase , including the opening between Brazil and Croatia on 12 June by the
Group A.
In addition,
the state has 32 "base cities" approved by FIFA for the preparation
of the choices in Brazilian territory. Officially, according to De Souza,
Ribeirao Preto confirmed France and Mexico and Costa Rica to the port of
Santos, although other teams have booked sports complexes in the state of Sao
Paulo.
Paulistas
cities like Porto Feliz ( Honduras ) , Mogi das Cruzes (Belgium ) , Itu (Japan)
, COTIA ( Colombia ) , Campinas (Portugal ) , Guarulhos ( Iran) and self Sao
Paulo (USA) have practically ready arrival selections .
In this
regard, De Souza highlighted the option of staying in Iran Guarulhos , five
minutes from Cumbica International Airport, the largest in the country and
operates to Sao Paulo , and twelve Training Center club Corinthians , with a
prime location to escape the congestion of the largest city in the country.
The forum,
organized by the agency Efe , the president of the Spanish airline Air Europa,
Juan Jose Hidalgo , presented the Madrid- Sao Paulo route , which opened
Monday. " Welcome to Air Europa. Brazil needs more and more of the airline
deals . A study revealed that the country has a potential (annual) of 160
million trips ," noted De Souza .
The "
magnitude" of other events, such as Formula One and Motor , performed in parallel
in São Paulo , a city that , according to De Souza, " has events every six
minutes," make the metropolis is the best prepared for the flow of
tourists.
"The
World will not stop the city. 's All going to walk normally . But of course ,
we have a contingency plan. 'll Have an integrated line metro and subway
station between Light (center) to the stadium (Arena Corinthians) with a
duration of 18 minutes twice passenger suggested by Fifa , "he said .