NEW YORK—Orient-Express is pleased to announce that it has completed a substantial $20 million refurbishment of the main building of the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This phased program commenced in 2011 and has seen enhancements to the ...

STAMFORD, Conn.—Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has partnered with GJP Hotéis & Resorts to expand the presence of its Sheraton Hotels & Resorts brand in Brazil. The 284-room Sheraton da Bahia Hotel, which is located in Salvador, is currently ...

BETHESDA, Md.—Marriott International announced today plans to introduce two of its mid-market hotel brands, the Fairfield Inn and Courtyard by Marriott brands in Brazil. The company will open a new 165-room Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande ...

Economic development in Brazil is booming, accelerated by a growing export economy and the country’s selection as host to the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Summer Olympics in 2016. With 259 hotels and 43,827 rooms coming online, Brazil ...

MCLEAN, Va.—Hilton Worldwide has announced that it has signed a management agreement with Carvalho Hosken Hotelaria Ltda. for the 298-room new-build Hilton Barra, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil—Hilton Worldwide’s first hotel in Rio de Janeiro. The project, currently under construction, ...

MIAMI, Fla.—IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announced that the Holiday Inn Express Rio Branco in Brazil has broken ground. The new-build hotel is scheduled to open in late 2013, just in time for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil. When ...