Brazilian musicians, artists, journalists and publicists are finding work here, while Brazilian tourists are discovering Portugal.

Three Brazilian tourists have been killed and 22 more wounded after two hot-air balloons collided in Turkey.

A few days later, the other two Greeks, with some Brazilian tourists in tow, find the trail.

The survey shows that 84 percent of Brazilian tourists stay in a hotel.

Fortaleza is the number one destination for Brazilian tourists, after Rio de Janeiro.

"All the girls back home have been talking about it," said Carla, 18, a Brazilian tourist, who like many of the women did not want to give her full name.

That is because the average stay for a Brazilian tourist in the city lasts six days, compared with three days for the Japanese traveler.

They pass themselves off as Brazilian to bring in the Brazilian tourists, to get their trust.

Brazilian tourists are fifth on the list of most foreign visitors (258,000 in 1996, the latest year for which figures were available), ahead of the French and Italians.

Perched outside his cafe, it is a big draw for Brazilian tourists.