[00:00.00]Brazil, South America’s largest nation,#
巴西，南美最大的国家巴西#
[00:06.36]has many natural and cultural treasures that are popular among foreign visitors.#
蕴藏着数不胜数的自然宝藏和文化宝藏，是很多游客的心中所爱。#
[00:13.36]The country is home to the largest rainforest on Earth.#
巴西还有世界上最大的雨林，#
[00:17.77]It has sandy beaches and beautiful flat-topped mountains.#
有沙滩和无数座美丽的平顶山。#
[00:23.50]The dance and music of samba was developed there.#
这里是桑巴舞和音乐的起源地。#
[00:28.34]And the country has many towns built by the Portuguese during colonial times.#
这里还有很多在殖民时期由葡萄牙人建造起来的城镇。#
[00:34.47]But, Brazil has a tourism problem.#
但巴西的旅游业现在遭遇了问题。#
[00:38.28]The Ministry of Tourism says only 6.6 million foreigners visited Brazil last year.#
巴西旅游部表示，去年巴西仅有660万海外游客。#
[00:46.32]That is about half the number that go to the small, island state of Singapore.#
这一数字仅是新加坡这个小岛国的近一半左右。#
[00:53.38]Vinicius Lummertz is the president of Brazil’s tourism board, Embratur.#
维尼修斯(Vinicius Lummertz)是巴西旅游总局(Embratur)的总裁。#
[00:59.88]He says, The highest gap between potential in tourism in the world and what’s been realized so far is in Brazil.#
他表示，目前为止，世界旅游业潜力与已经实现的发展之间最大的鸿沟就在巴西。#
[01:09.98]The government is now proposing measures#
巴西政府正在筹划一些举措，#
[01:13.48]aimed at nearly doubling the number of foreign visitors to Brazil in the next five years.#
力图在未来五年中实现境外游客数量的翻倍。#
[01:20.14]The government plan includes a law to permit 100 percent foreign ownership of airlines.#
政府的计划中包含设立一项法律，允许海外公民拥有巴西航空公司100%的股份。#
[01:27.71]The goal is to increase the number of flight routes and lower the cost of travel.#
目标是增加航线数量，降低旅游成本。#
[01:34.84]The government also will permit citizens of the United States, Canada, Japan and Australia#
巴西政府还将允许来自美国、加拿大、澳大利亚的公民#
[01:43.18]to apply for visas online, instead of at a consulate, or diplomatic office.#
在线申请签证，而不用亲自到使馆或外事机构去。#
[01:49.58]The government hopes less costly air travel#
巴西政府希望通过降低航空成本#
[01:53.76]and an easier visa process will deal with some criticisms about Brazil from tourists.#
简化签证流程来减少旅游者对巴西负面的声音。
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