Marcelo Copello is the main wine opinion maker in Brazil, with a renowned international career, and was elected as the most influential wine journalist in Brazil by the magazine Meininger's Wine Business International.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of an award-winning career, Marcelo Copello and Wine Tourism in Portugal have developed a partnership to promote wine tourism in Portugal.
After two decades of working to showcase the wine industry in Brazil, Marcello Copello decided to bet on a stronger web presence with a new website www.marcelocopello.com, and by celebrating a partnership with Wine Tourism in Portugal, the main promoter of the most enriching and unique wine tourism experiences in Portugal with the best and most awarded partners in Portugal.
This partnership will provide visitors, among other services, with completely customized wine tours by Marcelo Copello, where some of the best wine producers in the world will be promoted, offering unique wine experiences in Portugal, a country recognized worldwide by its wine and its cultural, historical and cuisine heritage, always with the ultimate goal to showcase the best of wine tourism in Portugal.
This collaboration takes place at a time when Brazil is the fifth main country regarding Tourism in Portugal, with a yearly growth of 6%. In Europe, Portugal is the main destination for Brazilian visitors, with a growth from 177,000 to 580,000 between 2005 and 2014.
As far as wine tourism is concerned, Brazil is already the third country that is most interested in wine tourism in Portugal, right after the United Kingdom and France and this partnership aims to continually increase the presence of Brazilian wine tourists in Portugal.