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GREEN PASSPORT
       HOLIDAYS FOR A
        LIVING PLANET
 PASAPORTE VERDE
   TURISMO SOSTENIBLE
PARA UN PLANETA VIVO
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                                              SUMMARY




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                         Are you travelling?................................. 07

                         Where to? .............................................. 15

                         Are you ready?....................................... 21

                         What are you taking? ............................. 27

                         Hit the road ............................................ 33

                         Where are you staying? ......................... 43

                         Eating ..................................................... 51

                         One place, one culture .......................... 55

                         Back home ............................................. 61




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                                          C   T
                                   PR OJE




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ARE YOU
                                TRAVELLING?




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                         The Green Passport is an essential item for
                         you who like travelling and want to take
                         care of the sites you visit.

                         An initiative by the International Task Force
                         on Sustainable Tourism Development, the
                         Green Passport campaign provides tips to
                         foster the adoption of responsible attitudes
                         in tourism, showing how your behavior
                         can contribute toward conserving the
                         environment and improving the quality of
                         people’s lives.

                         In Brazil the campaign is coordinated by
                         the Ministries of Environment and Tourism,
                         in partnership with the United Nations
                         Environment Programme.




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WELCOME
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                           This is your passport to sustainable
                           development. It will show you how simple
                           attitudes can make your trip a fulfilling
                           experience, more integrated to nature and
                           open to local culture, entailing many benefits
                           to the community that will host you.
                           The passport is an ally to travelers
                           increasingly concerned about environment.
                           Conserving biodiversity and using natural
                           resources in a rational way are part of
                           this new attitude of taking care of tourism
                           destinations. This kind of tourism respects
                           environment, favors local economies and the
                           development of societies visited by you.
                           Taking a tour through the next pages you
                           will find important paths and tips to each
                           stage of your adventure. Start right now. Be
                           a responsible tourist.


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“Tavelers are the travel.at
                              r
                           What we see is not wahre.”




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                           we see, but what we
                                          Fernando Pessoa




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                                ASK
                                THE RIGHT
                                QUESTIONS




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There are questions
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                         answer.
                         For example: Why have you decided for
                         a given site? What do you expect from
                         there? How long do you intend to stay?
                         Are you going by car, bus, train, boat,
                         plane, or all that together? Are you
                         travelling alone, or will you take your
                         family or friends?

                         Answering these questions helps us to
                         decide how and where we want to go,
                         where to stay and the sites to be visited.
                         But there are questions that few tourists
                         ask and can answer before deciding on the
                         destination to be visited. These questions
                         make travels better for us, for our hosts,
                         and for local and global environment.




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Think a little deeper about the site you are
                            going to visit. Try to recall how you heard
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                            about it and what has attracted you more to
                            it. Which news have you heard from there?
                            The natural and permanent preservation
                            areas are well conserved? The traditional
                            communities’ rights are respected? Is
                            sewerage treated and waste is properly
                            disposed? Is local culture appraised? Yes! It
                            is not that simple having so much care, even
                            during leisure time! But who minds about
                            making conscious options and building
                            more sustainable links with environment
                            thinks about these issues and tries to
                            minimize negative impacts on a destination,
                            trying to appraise the social-environmental
                            assets.




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After all, everyone likes to return to a site
                         and find it just like it was in past travels, or
                         even better.




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                         Now you know that you make a difference
                         wherever you go. Each of your attitudes can
                         encourage other tourists to become more
                         responsible and careful about environment.




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                                  WHERE TO?




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PLAN YOUR TRIP. THE FIRST
                            STEP TO MAKE YOUR TRIP MORE
                            SUSTAINABLE IS TO SELECT THE RIGHT
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                            DESTINATION.
                            Many Brazilian and global tourism paradises
                            suffer with disordered and irresponsible tou-
                            rism. Do you know that untouched natural
                            environments are rare, and most of these are
                            threatened by us, human beings? So, give a
                            deeper thought to the care you should take
                            before gathering your friends to visit that
                            traditional community, go to a nice beach, or
                            adventure on trails in the forests.




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IF YOU ARE A RESPONSIBLE AND WELL-
                         INFORMED TOURIST, WHEN SELECTING
                         YOUR DESTINATION:




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                            Make sure that destination offers trans-
                            portation means, accommodations, waste
                            and sewerage treatment, and more sustai-
                            nable policies, besides respecting culture
                            and the community.

                            Search websites specialized in responsi-
                            ble travels, ecotourism and sustainable
                            tourism, which can help conscious tou-
                            rists in the selection of destinations that
                            are not only beautiful, but that allow for
                            true experiences of learning and mutual
                            benefits to the traveler, the communities
                            and the environment.




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Be ready to pay a little more for your trip
                            if that means fair wages to those who live
                            in the region, or contribute with resources
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                            that could be reversed to protect sensitive
                            areas and natural landscapes.

                            Care about the carbonic gas released by
                            the transportation means you use.




                            Emissions of CO2 by             Grams of CO2 by
                            transportation means            passenger and km
                             Airplane                               370g
                             Car                                    I50g
                             Train                                  1.76oz
                             Bus                                   1.06oz
                            Source: German Federal Environmental Agency, 2005.

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Make your expenses worthy by
                            selecting tourism operators, inns and
                            hotels committed to the municipality’s




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                            sustainable development, avoid
                            environmental damages, and make
                            more efficient use of resources.

                            Select accommodations with efficient
                            equipment that allow for the rational use
                            of energy and water.

                            Select local service providers, since
                            this allows for economic development
                            with income distribution and more
                            opportunities to promote the social
                            insertion of the population living in the
                            area visited.

                            Place priority on the service of
                            guides and drivers members of local
                            communities.




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                        ARE YOU READY?




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AFTER SELECTING YOUR DESTINATION,
                            GET READY TO TRY NEW EXPERIENCES
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                            WITHOUT AFFECTING THE SITE’S
                            WELL-BEING. THE MORE YOU LEARN
                            ABOUT THE REGION, LANDSCAPES, THE
                            PEOPLE’S CULTURE AND TRADITIONS,
                            BETTER WILL BE YOUR EXPERIENCE ON
                            THE SITE.
                             Be aware of considerations to take into
                             account and make exhaustive searches.
                             At the Internet search for the site’s name
                             together with words and expressions
                             like ‘degradation’, ‘residues’’, ‘waste’,
                             ‘tourism impact’, ‘children’s sexual
                             exploitation’, ‘endangered species’,
                             among others.

                             Also search for positive aspects,
                             associating destination to words
                             like ‘sustainable’, ‘environmental’,
                             ‘biodiversity’, ‘local community’ and
                             other key words belonging to the social-
                             environmental and cultural vocabulary.


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Keep in mind that the Brazilian
                            legislation forbids building on some
                            sites, or building is subject to specific




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                            license issued by the environmental
                            bodies. Try to avoid staying in facilities
                            built at Permanent Preservation Areas
                            (APP) like river, lakes and beach edges;
                            top of hills or extreme slopes; sand banks
                            and mangroves, additionally to several
                            weak environments and ecosystems.




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                            Try to discover which Conservation
                            Units are open for visitation like parks,
                            environmental protection areas,
                            sustainable development reserves,
                            private reserves, among others. Your
                            interest on keeping contact with
                            natural environments helps the work of
                            conserving such spaces.

                            Try to know if your destination faces
                            water and electric power shortage.
                            Your long-lasting and relaxing shower
                            bath could mean lack of water to local
                            community.

                            Make sure all your vaccinations are
                            updated, keeping in mind that many
                            remote communities are sensitive to the
                            transmission of new diseases.




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                            Avoid taking your pets to natural
                            environment, since these could take
                            diseases that are strange to the local
                            fauna.

                            Learn the most you can about the
                            region’s costumes and traditions, and
                            avoid behaviors that could offend
                            local culture. Find out what could be
                            considered to be polite in terms of
                            meals, values and compliments. Learning
                            some local expressions could help you
                            approaching people in a friendly way.

                            Find out more about and adapt to the
                            local dress code. Dressing in an improper
                            way could be very embarrassing in some
                            sites. Avoid using jewelry or expensive
                            accessories that could disconcert the
                            community you are visiting.



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                            WHAT ARE
                           YOU TAKING?




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WHEN YOU ARE PACKING, PAY
                            ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU REALLY
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                            MUST TAKE WITH YOU.

                            The number of items in your luggage
                            increases the impact of your trip due to the
                            emissions of carbonic gas and the waste
                            you generate.




                              Try to avoid taking anything you can find
                              at your destination. Buying personal care
                              products or food, handicraft objects and
                              regional products at the local market
                              can contribute toward generating jobs,
                              increasing residents’ income, besides
                              appraising local talents!


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Take care with piles,
                            batteries and lamps. These
                            small objects contain




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                            toxic materials that could
                            contaminate the water and
                            soil if disposed in an improper way.
                            Never discard these in the ordinary trash;
                            dispose these in specific containers.
                            If you can’t find a proper site to dispose
                            these, bring them back.




                            PAPER
                          CARDBOARD            PLASTIC     GLASS




                          METAL                               ORGANIC



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Packages are a true problem to environ-
                            ment. Unpack the merchandises before
                            traveling. Besides reducing your waste,
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                            your luggage will be lighter; you will pre-
                            vent emissions during transportation, and
                            will save your breath during trails carrying
                            your backpack. Empty the packages
                            when you go back home.

                            There are shampoos and liquid soaps
                            (biodegradable) that are ecologically
                            right. Use these – in the smallest amount
                            as possible - during your trips. By doing
                            that, you keep the sources of drinkable
                            water, rivers and seas free from pollution.

                            Find a cultural purpose for magazines
                            and books you have finished reading.
                            These could be left at the local
                            community or school.




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WAST DEGRADAT IN ENVIRONMENT
                                E         ION




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                                  RESIDUES               TIME
                            Paper packages            1 to 4 months
                            Newspapers                     6 months
                            Cigarette ends                  2 years
                            Matchstick                      2 years
                            Chewing gum                     5 years
                            Plastic cup                   50 years
                            Aluminum cans            100 to 500 years
                            Piles and batteries      100 to 500 years
                            Plastic bottles       More than 500 years
                            Glass                 More than 1000 years

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                                         HIT THE
                                          ROAD




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HAVE A NICE TRIP
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                            WOULD YOU LIKE TO ENJOY YOUR
                            TIME VISITING THE LARGEST NUMBER
                            OF SITES AS POSSIBLE? OR WOULD
                            YOU RATHER A SHORTER ITINERARY,
                            TO TRY TO REALLY GET TO KNOW THE
                            REGION, DEEPLY APPRECIATING THE
                            LANDSCAPE? ARE YOU TRAVELLING
                            ALONE? OR WITH A GROUP?

                            We know that these preferences entail
                            different degrees of impact. Thus, when
                            we select the transportation means, our
                            destinations, where we are going to stay and
                            eat, we are deciding on the consequences of
                            our trip. After all, we get back home but how
                            do we leave the sites we visit?




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                            If you want to travel in a sustainable
                            way, you should make some
                            decisions that could guide your
                            planning. Always decide for the
                            option that causes fewer impacts.

                            Select the less pollutant
                            transportation means, sites that
                            concentrate less tourists, more
                            ecological accommodations, and
                            healthier food.

                            When we travel, we consume products
                            and services that reflect our values.
                            You should increasingly challenge the
                            production and consumption standards
                            responsible for environmental
                            degradation.




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TRANSPORTATION
                            You can always make more responsible and
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                            responsive decisions regarding the transpor-
                            tation means you intend to use.

                            CAR: motorized vehicles are always
                            pollutant; however, this could be minimized
                            by sharing the car with other people,
                            keeping it in good working conditions, and
                            traveling at a speed that consumes less
                            fuel. If you have to rent a car, select hybrid
                            or flex cars.




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                         AIRPLANE: air transportation causes great
                         environmental impact, releasing large
                         amounts of carbonic gas in atmosphere,
                         worsening the greenhouse effect. But there
                         are some means for reducing the emission
                         of CO2. Decide for non-stop routes, since
                         emissions are higher during take-off and
                         landing. Avoid taking too many things in
                         your luggage, since more kilos in your bags
                         could mean higher emissions of carbon in the
                         atmosphere. And seek for options to set-off
                         the emissions during your flight hours.

                         BUS: mass transit reduces pollution and
                         the number of vehicles on the roads.
                         There are bus lines to cross Brazil from one
                         end to another. It is always useful to search
                         at Internet the means to reach the city you
                         intend to visit.


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VESSEL: in a country like Brazil, with
                            navigable rivers all over its territory, you
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                            can travel by boat around many places. But
                            there is a huge difference among small,
                            medium and big vessels. You should decide
                            for those causing less impact, mainly due
                            to the quantity and kind of fuel used.




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                         BICYCLE: the healthiest vehicle for
                         you and the nature, it is a good option
                         for shorter distances. Biking is really
                         pleasant, and this kind of tourism allows
                         you to enjoy your itinerary. You can bike
                         around the city’s street, roads and trails.
                         Moreover, it is an excellent physical
                         exercise. But you should consider the
                         climate, routes, equipment and your
                         bicycle.

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                            TRAIN: although most of the
                            Brazilian sites are not served by
                            rail transportation, this is a very
                            sustainable means because it
                            consumes less energy than cars or
                            airplanes, carries more people, and
                            is less pollutant. Riding on a train
                            allows you to enjoy the experience
                            of discovering the landscape. You
                            can find out at the internet if the site
                            you are going to visit is served by rail
                            transportation.

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ON FOOT: adventure yourself trekking
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                         vigor. Trails are the best way of experiencing
                         and enjoying natural landscapes, accessing
                         wild areas, waterfalls or beaches. But you
                         should always follow pre-established trails,
                         avoiding shortcuts that destruct vegetation
                         and cause erosion. And try to leave the site as
                         if nobody had gone there.
                         Don’t light fires or take flowers, plants,
                         neither feed wild animals.




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                           WHERE ARE
                          YOU STAYING?




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Whether it’s for a weekend getaway
                            or a longer stay, make sure your
                            accommodation has the same green habits
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                            as you do at home.
                            This care ranges from the kind of cons-
                            truction to how the enterprise manages its
                            collaborators and relates to the community.
                            In some regions of Brazil, additionally to
                            hotels and inns, you can also stay at the
                            home of local residents.
                            You should select facilities that care for
                            sustainability in the services provided.

                            Following are some examples of green
                            practices that should be adopted by the host:

                              Incorporate socio-environmental
                              principles to the management and
                              training of personnel, which should be
                              skilled to perform
                              their duties in a
                              responsible way.




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Reduce indirect consumption of electric
                            power - i.e., the consumption regarding
                            the production of consumption items -,




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                            trying to offer natural products, mainly
                            vegetables, grown or manufactured in the
                            region.

                            Reduce the environmental impact of
                            new projects and buildings, aiming at
                            preserving the natural landscape, its
                            fauna and flora, and whose architecture
                            considers local culture. Natural materials,
                            low-impact constructing techniques and
                            low electric power consumption deserve
                            your attention.

                            Control and reduce the use of products
                            hazardous to environment, like asbestos,
                            CFCs, pesticides and toxic, corrosive or
                            inflammable materials.

                            Whenever applicable, use alternative
                            energy like sun and air when planning
                            new buildings and facilities.



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Consume water in a rational and efficient
                            way; for example, collect and use
                            rainwater, whenever applicable.
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                            When using detergents, select those with
                            less environmental impact.

                            Use disinfectants and other chemical
                            agents only when extremely necessary.

                            Prevent any leakage of sewerage of
                            pollutant dejects.

                            Adopt the required initiatives to put an
                            end to noise and visual pollution.




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Adopt the 5-R practice for
                           environmental behavior:




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                         • Re-think uses and attitudes.
                         • Refuse products hazardous to health and
                           environment.
                         • Reduce generation and discharge.
                         • Re-use to extend the useful life of
                           products.
                         • Recycle and transform them in a new
                           product.




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Now the attitudes that you, tourist, should adopt:

                              Avoid the unnecessary use of water and
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                              chemicals, using your bath towel and
                              washcloth for more than one day.

                              Always close doors and windows before
                              turning the air-conditioner and fans on;
                              use these only if really necessary.

                              Collect all the waste produced by you,
                              and separate recyclables and organic
                              debris.

                              When shopping, use reusable fabric or
                              paper bags, instead of the plastic bags.

                              At the beach, use water-resistant sun
                              block to avoid polluting the sea and
                              damaging marine fauna.

                                                                  es up to 16 liters of
                             Do you know that flushing consumspends 15 liters, and
                             water, that one minute showering machine it consumes
                                                                g
                            that eac h time you use the washinwater?
                                            up to 150 liters of
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When leaving, turn off the lights and
                            equipment in the environment.




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                            Close the tap while brushing your teeth.
                            By doing it, you can spend only two liters
                            of water rather than 60 l.

                            Do not take home plants or ‘souvenirs’
                            from the natural environment. Leave
                            the stones, flowers, fruits, seeds and
                            shells where you found these, so
                            that other people can also appreciate
                            them.

                            Do not buy wild animals; you’d better
                            admire these in their natural habitat.

                            Help educating other visitors, teaching
                            them the principles of minimum impact,
                            whenever you have the opportunity of
                            disseminating this responsible attitude.




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Each community has its own culinary
                            tradition that is part of its cultural heritage.
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                            Appraise local gastronomy and try the
                            richness of tastes. Through food, try to
                            appraise the agricultural and ecological
                            production practices, free of chemicals and
                            with no impact on environment.

                            Try typical food
                            everywhere, but:

                              Observe the menus, since some of
                              these offer food that is produced in a
                              way that affects local biodiversity and
                              environment, like, for example, the palm
                              cabbage that, due to improper extraction,
                              has threatened the existence of these
                              kinds of palm trees in the Brazilian
                              forests.

                              Avoid consuming meat or fish if this
                              encourages predatory fishing or hunting,
                              particularly during offspring, known
                              as closed season, when fishing is

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                            of lobster is subject to restrictions




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                            regarding the season and size. The
                            capture of marine turtles is forbidden.
                            You should also be careful as regards the
                            consumption of river fish. Always try to
                            check out if the food has been supplied
                            by fishermen and farmers that comply
                            with environmental laws, like the closed
                            season and the minimum size of capture
                            of crustaceous and fish.

                            Strengthen local economy consuming
                            regional products. This way you will also
                            contribute toward reducing the emission
                            of carbonic gas due to the conveyance of
                            products from far distances.

                            Select organic food and products from
                            the solidarity-based economy – those
                            community initiatives aimed at generating
                            job and income. By doing that, you
                            strengthen the democratic relations of sales,
                            and the access of these products to markets.

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If you have selected a site to visit, probably
                            you have already got information on natural
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                            attractions, architectural assets and cultural
                            traditions of that site. You could be interested
                            in getting to know a historical site like a monu-
                            ment, church or museum. But you should also
                            get scheduled to know the spaces produced by
                            local culture, and the manifestations that show
                            the uses and history of a people.




                       56




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Try to get information on cultural
                         attractions like:




                                                                                ENGLISH
                            Archeological sites and historical centers.

                            Regional typical gastronomy.

                            Handicraft and typical products.

                            Histories and legends.

                            Music, dance, theater and exhibitions.

                            Fairs and traditional markets.

                            Events scheduled like parties, festivals
                            and local religious celebrations, additio-
                            nally to other artistic and cultural events.




                                                                           57




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You should bear some points in
                            mind when interacting with the
             ENGLISH




                            local culture:

                              Be yourself regarding the way you talk
                              and the clothes you wear. However, if
                              you decided to participate in a religious
                              festival, Christian or African tradition,
                              for example, you should respect what
                              is suggested by the ceremonial. Always
                              keep silent whenever required.

                              Respect religious or historical sites,
                              archeological sites, popular traditions,
                              the history and culture of the population.

                              Ask for permission to take pictures, shoot
                              or record the events.

                              If additionally to recording you want
                              to take an object as a memory, select
                              it carefully. Check out if the handicraft
                              has really been produced locally, and
                              appraise the handicraftsmen.

                       58




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Don’t forget that far beyond a piece
                            made of clay, wood, straw or any other




                                                                             ENGLISH
                            material, you are taking home the
                            handicraftsmen’s know-how.

                            When buying a handicraft piece, try
                            to understand what has inspired the
                            creation, who produced it and the
                            environmental impact generated during
                            production.

                            Avoid bargaining too much when buying the
                            handicraft, since the handicraftsmen make
                            a living with the pieces, and used their
                            skills, knowledge and time to create it.




                                                                        59




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ENGLISH




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ENGLISH
                                 BACK HOME




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When we get back from a trip, we bring
                            lots of memories. It is good to know that
             ENGLISH




                            we brought a piece of that site and that,
                            somehow, we have changed; after all, we
                            have seen so many people, landscapes and
                            happenings that are now part of us.
                            And we know that our presence has also
                            left memories on the sites we visited. In this
                            two-hand movement, your trip does not end
                            when you unpack. Minor attitudes help you
                            multiplying your experience, in so many ways.

                            When you talk about your trip, you teach
                            what you learned to other people. All of us
                            play a role as educators, and the multiplying
                            effect is essential to the
                            sustainable tourism.

                              Report any incident
                              or irregularity you have
                              observed. You are part of the
                              process of environmental,
                              social and economic
                              improvement of the destination.

                       62




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Print you pictures only when necessary.




                                                                             ENGLISH
                            Disseminate what you have seen, either
                            face-to-face or using the information and
                            communications technologies: create
                            blogs or other Internet tools
                            with pictures, audios and
                            videos, and that could be
                            used as audiovisual journals
                            of your trip.

                            Prepare and/or participate in networks
                            interested on sustainable tourism:
                            forums, websites, virtual communities
                            that expand our individual
                            view on matters of collective
                            interest.

                            Support community initiatives
                            aimed at generating job and
                            income at the sites you have visited,
                            or where you live. Some projects on


                                                                        63




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conservation, sustainable development
                            and environmental education
             ENGLISH




                            promoted by NGOs (non-governmental
                            organizations) deserve your support.

                            Try to keep contact with the friends
                            you made during your trip, either other
                            tourists or local residents. Networking
                            started in a sustainable context
                            strengthens the movement of social-
                            environmental responsibility.

                            Keep on reviewing your consumption
                            habits and attitudes as citizen and
                            tourist.

                            Access the Green Passport Campaign
                            website!




                            www.passaporteverde.gov.br

                       64




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ENGLISH
                               “Landscape is where our
                              thoughts are built strongere .
                             than the power of the sit ”
                                    Guimarães Rosa




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GET TO KNOW
                       BRAZIL
             ENGLISH




cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 66   17/05/12 16:42
Paraty−RJ




                                                             ENGLISH



                                               PRESERVE
                                               BRAZIL



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ENGLISH




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Passaporte Verde: respeite o meio ambiente (inglês)

  • 1. GREEN PASSPORT HOLIDAYS FOR A LIVING PLANET PASAPORTE VERDE TURISMO SOSTENIBLE PARA UN PLANETA VIVO
  • 4. ENGLISH SUMMARY cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 4 17/05/12 16:41
  • 5. ENGLISH Are you travelling?................................. 07 Where to? .............................................. 15 Are you ready?....................................... 21 What are you taking? ............................. 27 Hit the road ............................................ 33 Where are you staying? ......................... 43 Eating ..................................................... 51 One place, one culture .......................... 55 Back home ............................................. 61 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 5 17/05/12 16:41
  • 6. ENGLISH C T PR OJE cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 6 17/05/12 16:41
  • 7. ARE YOU TRAVELLING? ENGLISH The Green Passport is an essential item for you who like travelling and want to take care of the sites you visit. An initiative by the International Task Force on Sustainable Tourism Development, the Green Passport campaign provides tips to foster the adoption of responsible attitudes in tourism, showing how your behavior can contribute toward conserving the environment and improving the quality of people’s lives. In Brazil the campaign is coordinated by the Ministries of Environment and Tourism, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme. 7 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 7 17/05/12 16:41
  • 8. WELCOME ENGLISH This is your passport to sustainable development. It will show you how simple attitudes can make your trip a fulfilling experience, more integrated to nature and open to local culture, entailing many benefits to the community that will host you. The passport is an ally to travelers increasingly concerned about environment. Conserving biodiversity and using natural resources in a rational way are part of this new attitude of taking care of tourism destinations. This kind of tourism respects environment, favors local economies and the development of societies visited by you. Taking a tour through the next pages you will find important paths and tips to each stage of your adventure. Start right now. Be a responsible tourist. 8 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 8 17/05/12 16:41
  • 9. “Tavelers are the travel.at r What we see is not wahre.” ENGLISH we see, but what we Fernando Pessoa cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 9 17/05/12 16:41
  • 10. ENGLISH ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 10 17/05/12 16:41
  • 11. There are questions that all tourists can ENGLISH answer. For example: Why have you decided for a given site? What do you expect from there? How long do you intend to stay? Are you going by car, bus, train, boat, plane, or all that together? Are you travelling alone, or will you take your family or friends? Answering these questions helps us to decide how and where we want to go, where to stay and the sites to be visited. But there are questions that few tourists ask and can answer before deciding on the destination to be visited. These questions make travels better for us, for our hosts, and for local and global environment. 11 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 11 17/05/12 16:41
  • 12. Think a little deeper about the site you are going to visit. Try to recall how you heard ENGLISH about it and what has attracted you more to it. Which news have you heard from there? The natural and permanent preservation areas are well conserved? The traditional communities’ rights are respected? Is sewerage treated and waste is properly disposed? Is local culture appraised? Yes! It is not that simple having so much care, even during leisure time! But who minds about making conscious options and building more sustainable links with environment thinks about these issues and tries to minimize negative impacts on a destination, trying to appraise the social-environmental assets. 12 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 12 17/05/12 16:41
  • 13. After all, everyone likes to return to a site and find it just like it was in past travels, or even better. ENGLISH Now you know that you make a difference wherever you go. Each of your attitudes can encourage other tourists to become more responsible and careful about environment. 13 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 13 17/05/12 16:41
  • 15. ENGLISH WHERE TO? cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 15 17/05/12 16:41
  • 16. PLAN YOUR TRIP. THE FIRST STEP TO MAKE YOUR TRIP MORE SUSTAINABLE IS TO SELECT THE RIGHT ENGLISH DESTINATION. Many Brazilian and global tourism paradises suffer with disordered and irresponsible tou- rism. Do you know that untouched natural environments are rare, and most of these are threatened by us, human beings? So, give a deeper thought to the care you should take before gathering your friends to visit that traditional community, go to a nice beach, or adventure on trails in the forests. 16 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 16 17/05/12 16:41
  • 17. IF YOU ARE A RESPONSIBLE AND WELL- INFORMED TOURIST, WHEN SELECTING YOUR DESTINATION: ENGLISH Make sure that destination offers trans- portation means, accommodations, waste and sewerage treatment, and more sustai- nable policies, besides respecting culture and the community. Search websites specialized in responsi- ble travels, ecotourism and sustainable tourism, which can help conscious tou- rists in the selection of destinations that are not only beautiful, but that allow for true experiences of learning and mutual benefits to the traveler, the communities and the environment. 17 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 17 17/05/12 16:41
  • 18. Be ready to pay a little more for your trip if that means fair wages to those who live in the region, or contribute with resources ENGLISH that could be reversed to protect sensitive areas and natural landscapes. Care about the carbonic gas released by the transportation means you use. Emissions of CO2 by Grams of CO2 by transportation means passenger and km Airplane 370g Car I50g Train 1.76oz Bus 1.06oz Source: German Federal Environmental Agency, 2005. 18 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 18 17/05/12 16:41
  • 19. Make your expenses worthy by selecting tourism operators, inns and hotels committed to the municipality’s ENGLISH sustainable development, avoid environmental damages, and make more efficient use of resources. Select accommodations with efficient equipment that allow for the rational use of energy and water. Select local service providers, since this allows for economic development with income distribution and more opportunities to promote the social insertion of the population living in the area visited. Place priority on the service of guides and drivers members of local communities. 19 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 19 17/05/12 16:41
  • 21. ENGLISH ARE YOU READY? cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 21 17/05/12 16:41
  • 22. AFTER SELECTING YOUR DESTINATION, GET READY TO TRY NEW EXPERIENCES ENGLISH WITHOUT AFFECTING THE SITE’S WELL-BEING. THE MORE YOU LEARN ABOUT THE REGION, LANDSCAPES, THE PEOPLE’S CULTURE AND TRADITIONS, BETTER WILL BE YOUR EXPERIENCE ON THE SITE. Be aware of considerations to take into account and make exhaustive searches. At the Internet search for the site’s name together with words and expressions like ‘degradation’, ‘residues’’, ‘waste’, ‘tourism impact’, ‘children’s sexual exploitation’, ‘endangered species’, among others. Also search for positive aspects, associating destination to words like ‘sustainable’, ‘environmental’, ‘biodiversity’, ‘local community’ and other key words belonging to the social- environmental and cultural vocabulary. 22 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 22 17/05/12 16:42
  • 23. Keep in mind that the Brazilian legislation forbids building on some sites, or building is subject to specific ENGLISH license issued by the environmental bodies. Try to avoid staying in facilities built at Permanent Preservation Areas (APP) like river, lakes and beach edges; top of hills or extreme slopes; sand banks and mangroves, additionally to several weak environments and ecosystems. 23 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 23 17/05/12 16:42
  • 24. ENGLISH Try to discover which Conservation Units are open for visitation like parks, environmental protection areas, sustainable development reserves, private reserves, among others. Your interest on keeping contact with natural environments helps the work of conserving such spaces. Try to know if your destination faces water and electric power shortage. Your long-lasting and relaxing shower bath could mean lack of water to local community. Make sure all your vaccinations are updated, keeping in mind that many remote communities are sensitive to the transmission of new diseases. 24 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 24 17/05/12 16:42
  • 25. ENGLISH Avoid taking your pets to natural environment, since these could take diseases that are strange to the local fauna. Learn the most you can about the region’s costumes and traditions, and avoid behaviors that could offend local culture. Find out what could be considered to be polite in terms of meals, values and compliments. Learning some local expressions could help you approaching people in a friendly way. Find out more about and adapt to the local dress code. Dressing in an improper way could be very embarrassing in some sites. Avoid using jewelry or expensive accessories that could disconcert the community you are visiting. 25 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 25 17/05/12 16:42
  • 27. ENGLISH WHAT ARE YOU TAKING? cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 27 17/05/12 16:42
  • 28. WHEN YOU ARE PACKING, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU REALLY ENGLISH MUST TAKE WITH YOU. The number of items in your luggage increases the impact of your trip due to the emissions of carbonic gas and the waste you generate. Try to avoid taking anything you can find at your destination. Buying personal care products or food, handicraft objects and regional products at the local market can contribute toward generating jobs, increasing residents’ income, besides appraising local talents! 28 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 28 17/05/12 16:42
  • 29. Take care with piles, batteries and lamps. These small objects contain ENGLISH toxic materials that could contaminate the water and soil if disposed in an improper way. Never discard these in the ordinary trash; dispose these in specific containers. If you can’t find a proper site to dispose these, bring them back. PAPER CARDBOARD PLASTIC GLASS METAL ORGANIC 29 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 29 17/05/12 16:42
  • 30. Packages are a true problem to environ- ment. Unpack the merchandises before traveling. Besides reducing your waste, ENGLISH your luggage will be lighter; you will pre- vent emissions during transportation, and will save your breath during trails carrying your backpack. Empty the packages when you go back home. There are shampoos and liquid soaps (biodegradable) that are ecologically right. Use these – in the smallest amount as possible - during your trips. By doing that, you keep the sources of drinkable water, rivers and seas free from pollution. Find a cultural purpose for magazines and books you have finished reading. These could be left at the local community or school. 30 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 30 17/05/12 16:42
  • 31. WAST DEGRADAT IN ENVIRONMENT E ION ENGLISH RESIDUES TIME Paper packages 1 to 4 months Newspapers 6 months Cigarette ends 2 years Matchstick 2 years Chewing gum 5 years Plastic cup 50 years Aluminum cans 100 to 500 years Piles and batteries 100 to 500 years Plastic bottles More than 500 years Glass More than 1000 years 31 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 31 17/05/12 16:42
  • 33. ENGLISH HIT THE ROAD cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 33 17/05/12 16:42
  • 34. HAVE A NICE TRIP ENGLISH WOULD YOU LIKE TO ENJOY YOUR TIME VISITING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF SITES AS POSSIBLE? OR WOULD YOU RATHER A SHORTER ITINERARY, TO TRY TO REALLY GET TO KNOW THE REGION, DEEPLY APPRECIATING THE LANDSCAPE? ARE YOU TRAVELLING ALONE? OR WITH A GROUP? We know that these preferences entail different degrees of impact. Thus, when we select the transportation means, our destinations, where we are going to stay and eat, we are deciding on the consequences of our trip. After all, we get back home but how do we leave the sites we visit? 34 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 34 17/05/12 16:42
  • 35. ENGLISH If you want to travel in a sustainable way, you should make some decisions that could guide your planning. Always decide for the option that causes fewer impacts. Select the less pollutant transportation means, sites that concentrate less tourists, more ecological accommodations, and healthier food. When we travel, we consume products and services that reflect our values. You should increasingly challenge the production and consumption standards responsible for environmental degradation. 35 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 35 17/05/12 16:42
  • 36. TRANSPORTATION You can always make more responsible and ENGLISH responsive decisions regarding the transpor- tation means you intend to use. CAR: motorized vehicles are always pollutant; however, this could be minimized by sharing the car with other people, keeping it in good working conditions, and traveling at a speed that consumes less fuel. If you have to rent a car, select hybrid or flex cars. 36 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 36 17/05/12 16:42
  • 37. ENGLISH AIRPLANE: air transportation causes great environmental impact, releasing large amounts of carbonic gas in atmosphere, worsening the greenhouse effect. But there are some means for reducing the emission of CO2. Decide for non-stop routes, since emissions are higher during take-off and landing. Avoid taking too many things in your luggage, since more kilos in your bags could mean higher emissions of carbon in the atmosphere. And seek for options to set-off the emissions during your flight hours. BUS: mass transit reduces pollution and the number of vehicles on the roads. There are bus lines to cross Brazil from one end to another. It is always useful to search at Internet the means to reach the city you intend to visit. 37 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 37 17/05/12 16:42
  • 38. VESSEL: in a country like Brazil, with navigable rivers all over its territory, you ENGLISH can travel by boat around many places. But there is a huge difference among small, medium and big vessels. You should decide for those causing less impact, mainly due to the quantity and kind of fuel used. 38 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 38 17/05/12 16:42
  • 39. ENGLISH BICYCLE: the healthiest vehicle for you and the nature, it is a good option for shorter distances. Biking is really pleasant, and this kind of tourism allows you to enjoy your itinerary. You can bike around the city’s street, roads and trails. Moreover, it is an excellent physical exercise. But you should consider the climate, routes, equipment and your bicycle. 39 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 39 17/05/12 16:42
  • 40. ENGLISH TRAIN: although most of the Brazilian sites are not served by rail transportation, this is a very sustainable means because it consumes less energy than cars or airplanes, carries more people, and is less pollutant. Riding on a train allows you to enjoy the experience of discovering the landscape. You can find out at the internet if the site you are going to visit is served by rail transportation. 40 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 40 17/05/12 16:42
  • 41. ON FOOT: adventure yourself trekking according to your preference, experience and ENGLISH vigor. Trails are the best way of experiencing and enjoying natural landscapes, accessing wild areas, waterfalls or beaches. But you should always follow pre-established trails, avoiding shortcuts that destruct vegetation and cause erosion. And try to leave the site as if nobody had gone there. Don’t light fires or take flowers, plants, neither feed wild animals. 41 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 41 17/05/12 16:42
  • 43. ENGLISH WHERE ARE YOU STAYING? cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 43 17/05/12 16:42
  • 44. Whether it’s for a weekend getaway or a longer stay, make sure your accommodation has the same green habits ENGLISH as you do at home. This care ranges from the kind of cons- truction to how the enterprise manages its collaborators and relates to the community. In some regions of Brazil, additionally to hotels and inns, you can also stay at the home of local residents. You should select facilities that care for sustainability in the services provided. Following are some examples of green practices that should be adopted by the host: Incorporate socio-environmental principles to the management and training of personnel, which should be skilled to perform their duties in a responsible way. 44 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 44 17/05/12 16:42
  • 45. Reduce indirect consumption of electric power - i.e., the consumption regarding the production of consumption items -, ENGLISH trying to offer natural products, mainly vegetables, grown or manufactured in the region. Reduce the environmental impact of new projects and buildings, aiming at preserving the natural landscape, its fauna and flora, and whose architecture considers local culture. Natural materials, low-impact constructing techniques and low electric power consumption deserve your attention. Control and reduce the use of products hazardous to environment, like asbestos, CFCs, pesticides and toxic, corrosive or inflammable materials. Whenever applicable, use alternative energy like sun and air when planning new buildings and facilities. 45 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 45 17/05/12 16:42
  • 46. Consume water in a rational and efficient way; for example, collect and use rainwater, whenever applicable. ENGLISH When using detergents, select those with less environmental impact. Use disinfectants and other chemical agents only when extremely necessary. Prevent any leakage of sewerage of pollutant dejects. Adopt the required initiatives to put an end to noise and visual pollution. 46 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 46 17/05/12 16:42
  • 47. Adopt the 5-R practice for environmental behavior: ENGLISH • Re-think uses and attitudes. • Refuse products hazardous to health and environment. • Reduce generation and discharge. • Re-use to extend the useful life of products. • Recycle and transform them in a new product. 47 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 47 17/05/12 16:42
  • 48. Now the attitudes that you, tourist, should adopt: Avoid the unnecessary use of water and ENGLISH chemicals, using your bath towel and washcloth for more than one day. Always close doors and windows before turning the air-conditioner and fans on; use these only if really necessary. Collect all the waste produced by you, and separate recyclables and organic debris. When shopping, use reusable fabric or paper bags, instead of the plastic bags. At the beach, use water-resistant sun block to avoid polluting the sea and damaging marine fauna. es up to 16 liters of Do you know that flushing consumspends 15 liters, and water, that one minute showering machine it consumes g that eac h time you use the washinwater? up to 150 liters of 48 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 48 17/05/12 16:42
  • 49. When leaving, turn off the lights and equipment in the environment. ENGLISH Close the tap while brushing your teeth. By doing it, you can spend only two liters of water rather than 60 l. Do not take home plants or ‘souvenirs’ from the natural environment. Leave the stones, flowers, fruits, seeds and shells where you found these, so that other people can also appreciate them. Do not buy wild animals; you’d better admire these in their natural habitat. Help educating other visitors, teaching them the principles of minimum impact, whenever you have the opportunity of disseminating this responsible attitude. 49 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 49 17/05/12 16:42
  • 51. ENGLISH EATING cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 51 17/05/12 16:42
  • 52. Each community has its own culinary tradition that is part of its cultural heritage. ENGLISH Appraise local gastronomy and try the richness of tastes. Through food, try to appraise the agricultural and ecological production practices, free of chemicals and with no impact on environment. Try typical food everywhere, but: Observe the menus, since some of these offer food that is produced in a way that affects local biodiversity and environment, like, for example, the palm cabbage that, due to improper extraction, has threatened the existence of these kinds of palm trees in the Brazilian forests. Avoid consuming meat or fish if this encourages predatory fishing or hunting, particularly during offspring, known as closed season, when fishing is 52 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 52 17/05/12 16:42
  • 53. prohibited. For example, the fishing of lobster is subject to restrictions ENGLISH regarding the season and size. The capture of marine turtles is forbidden. You should also be careful as regards the consumption of river fish. Always try to check out if the food has been supplied by fishermen and farmers that comply with environmental laws, like the closed season and the minimum size of capture of crustaceous and fish. Strengthen local economy consuming regional products. This way you will also contribute toward reducing the emission of carbonic gas due to the conveyance of products from far distances. Select organic food and products from the solidarity-based economy – those community initiatives aimed at generating job and income. By doing that, you strengthen the democratic relations of sales, and the access of these products to markets. 53 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 53 17/05/12 16:42
  • 55. ENGLISH ONE PLACE ONE CULTURE cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 55 17/05/12 16:42
  • 56. If you have selected a site to visit, probably you have already got information on natural ENGLISH attractions, architectural assets and cultural traditions of that site. You could be interested in getting to know a historical site like a monu- ment, church or museum. But you should also get scheduled to know the spaces produced by local culture, and the manifestations that show the uses and history of a people. 56 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 56 17/05/12 16:42
  • 57. Try to get information on cultural attractions like: ENGLISH Archeological sites and historical centers. Regional typical gastronomy. Handicraft and typical products. Histories and legends. Music, dance, theater and exhibitions. Fairs and traditional markets. Events scheduled like parties, festivals and local religious celebrations, additio- nally to other artistic and cultural events. 57 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 57 17/05/12 16:42
  • 58. You should bear some points in mind when interacting with the ENGLISH local culture: Be yourself regarding the way you talk and the clothes you wear. However, if you decided to participate in a religious festival, Christian or African tradition, for example, you should respect what is suggested by the ceremonial. Always keep silent whenever required. Respect religious or historical sites, archeological sites, popular traditions, the history and culture of the population. Ask for permission to take pictures, shoot or record the events. If additionally to recording you want to take an object as a memory, select it carefully. Check out if the handicraft has really been produced locally, and appraise the handicraftsmen. 58 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 58 17/05/12 16:42
  • 59. Don’t forget that far beyond a piece made of clay, wood, straw or any other ENGLISH material, you are taking home the handicraftsmen’s know-how. When buying a handicraft piece, try to understand what has inspired the creation, who produced it and the environmental impact generated during production. Avoid bargaining too much when buying the handicraft, since the handicraftsmen make a living with the pieces, and used their skills, knowledge and time to create it. 59 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 59 17/05/12 16:42
  • 61. ENGLISH BACK HOME cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 61 17/05/12 16:42
  • 62. When we get back from a trip, we bring lots of memories. It is good to know that ENGLISH we brought a piece of that site and that, somehow, we have changed; after all, we have seen so many people, landscapes and happenings that are now part of us. And we know that our presence has also left memories on the sites we visited. In this two-hand movement, your trip does not end when you unpack. Minor attitudes help you multiplying your experience, in so many ways. When you talk about your trip, you teach what you learned to other people. All of us play a role as educators, and the multiplying effect is essential to the sustainable tourism. Report any incident or irregularity you have observed. You are part of the process of environmental, social and economic improvement of the destination. 62 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 62 17/05/12 16:42
  • 63. Print you pictures only when necessary. ENGLISH Disseminate what you have seen, either face-to-face or using the information and communications technologies: create blogs or other Internet tools with pictures, audios and videos, and that could be used as audiovisual journals of your trip. Prepare and/or participate in networks interested on sustainable tourism: forums, websites, virtual communities that expand our individual view on matters of collective interest. Support community initiatives aimed at generating job and income at the sites you have visited, or where you live. Some projects on 63 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 63 17/05/12 16:42
  • 64. conservation, sustainable development and environmental education ENGLISH promoted by NGOs (non-governmental organizations) deserve your support. Try to keep contact with the friends you made during your trip, either other tourists or local residents. Networking started in a sustainable context strengthens the movement of social- environmental responsibility. Keep on reviewing your consumption habits and attitudes as citizen and tourist. Access the Green Passport Campaign website! www.passaporteverde.gov.br 64 cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 64 17/05/12 16:42
  • 65. ENGLISH “Landscape is where our thoughts are built strongere . than the power of the sit ” Guimarães Rosa cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 65 17/05/12 16:42
  • 66. GET TO KNOW BRAZIL ENGLISH cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 66 17/05/12 16:42
  • 67. Paraty−RJ ENGLISH PRESERVE BRAZIL cartilha Passaporte Verde-95x130-ing.indd 67 17/05/12 16:42