Menchov prevails in Giro despite fall Jun 1, 2009
World Cup cities set: FIFA's executive committee has chosen the 12 Brazilian cities to host matches for the 2014 World Cup: Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, Cuiaba, Manaus, Fortaleza, Natal, Recife, Brasilia, Salvador and Bela Horizonte. Ancelotti quits Milan: Carlo Ancelotti has quit as coach of AC Milan, seemingly paving the way for him to take over at Premier League club Chelsea. (News & Observer -- Sports)
TAM Viagens Updates Its Line of Products and Services May 13, 2009
During peak tourist season, the company also offers charter flights to Bariloche, Fortaleza, Natal, Recife, Maceio, Salvador, Una and Porto Seguro, with differentiating factors such as hot meals on board, exclusive check-in and daytime and direct flights. Customers can also take advantage of the 24-hour Help Center using the phone numbers 00800-7708826 or (11) 3068-7990 (call collect). (PR Newswire)
TAR: Mosey through Moz Mar 26, 2009
Word of advice to the contestants: no-one's going to mock you for massacring the pronunciation of 'praa dos trabalhadores', but repeatedly mispronouncing 'fortaleza' as 'fortazela' just makes you look dyslexic. Or dysxelic, as the case may be. (iAfrica.com)
Fun in Puerto Rico Mar 7, 2009
317 Calle Fortaleza, Old San Juan, 787-724-3969. Chez Shack. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Uruguay recommends yellow fever vaccine for visitors to Paraguay ... Feb 19, 2008
However, the ministry said that coastal cities are not high risk areas, naming Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Salvador, Recife and Fortaleza specifically. "The situation discussed must be considered in the epidemiological context of Brazil's yellow fever virus presence, which has not registered any urban cases since 1942," the statement said. (Xinhua)
Midway Atoll To Reopen Jan 20, 2008
Yellow fever is not a risk in major coastal cities, including Sao Paulo, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Fortaleza. India: Several foreign tourists have alleged that they were molested or raped in recent weeks in the states of Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, prompting the national government to call a meeting of tourism heads from all states to discuss ways to increase security for tourists. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Cabo da Roca, Portugal: Where land meets sea Jan 5, 2008
Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho, Estrada do Guincho Cascais. A Relais irc;teaux hotel in a 17th-century fortress with 24 rooms and three suites overlooking the ocean. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Influential Brazilian cardinal dead at 83 Dec 23, 2007
Lorscheider became Archbishop of Fortaleza in 1973, and in 1976 he was nominated cardinal by Pope John Paul IV.. He retired from the command of the Aparecida archdiocese in 2004. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
TAM Creates Extra Flights From Salvador and Florianopolis to Buenos Aires Nov 23, 2007
Since March of this year, the company has offered daily flights linking Fortaleza (Ceara) and Salvador (Bahia) to Ezeiza Airport, with stops in Guarulhos (Sao Paulo), to give passengers from the northeast region of Brazil the convenience of flying on the same aircraft to Buenos Aires. Since November 20, TAM has operated two daily flights between Confins Airport, in Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais), and Ezeiza Airport, in Buenos Aires. (PR Newswire)
Survival tips Nov 21, 2007
John Hunter, Fortaleza, Brazil. Click and share. (MSNBC -- Travel)
GOL Reaches Milestone: 70 Million Transported Passengers Nov 7, 2007
VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. offers over 120 daily flights to 14 destinations in Brazil: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Curitiba, Fernando de Noronha, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro (Santos Dumont and Tom Jobim), Salvador and Sao Paulo (Congonhas and Guarulhos). VRG also offers 22 daily flights to seven international destinations in South America and Europe: Buenos Aires, Bogota and Caracas, in South America and Frankfurt, London, Paris and Rome, in Europe. (PR Newswire)
Brazil Flights Aug 14, 2007
Ocean air flies to Bras;lia, Fortaleza, Juazeiro do Norte, Petrolina, Salvador, S;o Paulo-Congonhas, S;o Paulo-Guarulhos, and Recife. Gol Airlines - This Brazilian low cost airline recently began a rapid expansion on the South American continent. (Suite101.com)
Brazil Aviation Chief Fired Amid Air Chaos Jul 26, 2007
Some irate passengers invaded a parked plane in the city of Fortaleza to protest. Linda Prada, a chiropractor from San Jose, Calif. (CBS2.com, CA)
Runaway beach Feb 24, 2007
On January 10 he boarded a bus in Fortaleza, about 300km down the coast, with 60 other passengers (all Brazilian) ... "Not really. I figured the place was an ecological preserve without much room to grow; it had no hotels or restaurants, and it was an awfully long plane ride from the US to Rio or Sao Paulo, then up to Fortaleza, then eight hours on a bus. And to go through all that just to sleep in a fisherman's hammock." ... And Fabio Nobre, who was running a 4x4 tour company out of Fortaleza,... (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Crippin family returns from a medical mission in Brazil Feb 6, 2007
Family friends, Al and Nadine Piersbacher, have been missionaries in the area of Fortaleza, Brazil for 30 years ... The family spent some of the time in Fortaleza, located on the east coast near the "horn" protrusion of the country and some time in the mountain village of Pacoti, reached after a two-hour drive in the mountains and rain forest. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Five best ... island escapes Feb 3, 2007
Saturday February 3 2007. Ihla do Papagaio is the stuff of fantasy. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Suspect in $70M Brazil Bank Heist Dead Jan 22, 2007
Magalhaes was one of nearly 40 people formally accused of taking part in the August 2005 heist _ one of the world's largest ever _ at the central bank branch in Fortaleza, 1,500 miles northeast of Sao Paulo. The bodies of two other men were found in the well, but it wasn't immediately clear whether they had any connection to the bank heist, authorities said. (CBS News -- World)
TAM Increases Daily Flights to Paris Jan 11, 2007
As a consequence, one of the daily flights leaving from Guarulhos, in Sao Paulo, to Miami, will be operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft, which is similar to the flight originating in Fortaleza with stops in Belem and Manaus. The measure also considers the lower demand to this U.S. destination in the first weeks of the year. (PR Newswire)
Betting on Macau Jan 7, 2007
The main attractions include the ruined church of Sao Paulo and the museum of the Fortaleza do Monte fort, which has reconstructions of streets and displays about cricket fighting and religious festivals. Visit some of the temples, including Hong Kung to the west of Sao Paulo. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
