Sex Tourism In Bahia By Erica Lorraine Williams

In “For Love and Money”, by Deborah Pruitt and Suzanne LaFont, the authors study the relations between Euro-American women and the Jamaican men they have romances with while on vacation. As opposed to the ‘sex tourists’ of the Dominican Republic, the romance tourists pursue more than just sex, they desire an emotional connection. Often one that continues after their departure from the island. An important similarity between the ‘sex tourists’ of the Dominican Republic, and the ‘romance tourists’ of Jamaica, is the unequal power dynamic inherent in the relationship. The female romance tourists are typically wealthier than the men they patronize.

Claire E. Sterk 's article Tricking and Tripping: Fieldwork on Prostitution in Era of AIDS ' published by Social Change Press in 2000 takes into account the patterns and procedures that anthropologists take into practice during fieldwork. She provides some useful insights and learnt lessons during her studies with prostitutes. She also provides a close and intimate account of their lives and mental state in their own words. Her findings are substantiated with proper examples in the accounts of the daily lives of these women. Unlike most student’s expectation of fieldwork as a leisure activity at some serene place, Sterk observes the pain associated with the lifestyle and brings into light some important patterns and procedures that anthropologists must consider while interviewing a research group.

Sex trafficking or servitude is the abuse of ladies or any individuals , inside national or crosswise over global borders, for the motivations behind constrained sex work. Business sexual abuse incorporates obscenity, prostitution and sex trafficking of ladies and young ladies, and is described by the misuse of an individual in return for cash. Based on “Inside the Lives of American Sex Slaves” Some sex trafficking is very distinctive, for example, road prostitution. Be that as it may, numerous trafficking sufferers stay inconspicuous, working out of massage stores in rural neighborhoods, along with street prostitutes, where 75% are selling themselves because they are working for a pimp.

Tourism is a dynamic and competitive industry that requires the ability to adapt constantly to customers' changing needs and desires, as the customer’s satisfaction, safety and enjoyment are particularly the focus of tourism businesses. In her book Rosalie Schwartz defines tourists as “sedentary people who leave home for pleasure and intend to return.” But “leisure creates work, it requires the work from others to ensure tourists find the pleasure they’re looking for.” Schwartz thesis in the book is that tourism in Cuba completely changed the social and economic aspect of the island; the author focuses in three tourist peaks in Cuba starting in 1920s, 1950s, and finally the 1980s.

For the purpose of this study, male prostitutes and sexual acts such as pornography, stripping and erotic massages are excluded from the definition of prostitution. The terms ‘sex worker’ and ‘prostitute’ will be used interchangeably throughout the paper. The term ‘sex work’ was coined to circumvent the stigma that accompanies prostitution and to acknowledge that it generates income, like any other profession in our society (Sondhi, 2011).

For the purpose of this study, male prostitutes and sexual acts such pornography, stripping and erotic massage are excluded from the definition of prostitution. The terms ‘sex worker’ and ‘prostitute’ will be used interchangeably throughout the paper. The term ‘sex work’ was coined to circumvent the stigma that accompanies prostitution and to acknowledge that it generates income, like any other profession in our society.

Afro-Paradise: Blackness, Violence, and Performance in Brazil by Christen A. Smith juxtaposes the images of Brazil’s black populations shown in the media with the ugly reality that they actually face in their everyday lives. From an outside perspective Brazil, especially Rio de Janeiro, is known as this tropical paradise with their beautiful beaches, beautiful people, and of course Carnaval do Brasil. When you Google images of the Carnaval you will see images of colorful floats, and beautiful women with “perfect bodies” wearing outfits that look like solely mardi gras beads to cover their its and bits. “Brazil, a republic that once declared itself free of racism, is now faced with the reality that racism does exist” (5). Brazil is known as a country with such a diverse and rich culture that everyone from other races live together in harmony. The representation of black bodies within Brazil can be seen with by the performers dancing on floats and with bodies being shot on the cement. Afro-paradise is a paradox. The oppressive economy uses its identity as an exotic, black “jovial playland” for tourists to come and experience the black culture and black people. Glorifying the black culture of Bahia reinforces Brazil’s racially

In the sixteen century slavery was on the rise in Brazil. Indigenous people were made slaves in earlier stages of slavery and it was them who carried the weight of labor for the Portuguese’s empire. The indigenous slaves faced same abused as the Africans slaves and the indigenous were first one to grow sugar cans in the area of Bahia. Despite this similarity, the historical narratives about indigenous slaves is different than the Africans. There was a rapid increase in Africans enslavement in the late nineteen century. Brazilians slave story is different in that it exemplifies the same self-serving purpose, leading to the exploitation of labor, yet it is very different with the Portuguese have sexual relation with the indigenous women for racialized hierarches. This ultimately led to a legally supported mestiza with natives. Even though the story regarding the natives’ enslavement demonstrated mistreatment at a high degree but

ranked Brazil as the 3rd most attractive destination in the travel and tourism industry. The

Most of us in America take traveling to foreign countries for granted. We visit these foreign countries, not really understanding the culture behind the places we are visiting, or stopping to acknowledge what goes on behind the scenes of the hotels we stay in, restaurants we eat in, and places we sightsee. Behind the Smile, by George Gmelch, provides the readers a powerful insight of what it’s like to live and work in a country that has been inundated with tourists for decades by building on his experience of research and writing about the Caribbean Islands. Behind the Smile stumbles upon a fantastic way to introduce the culture of Barbados with 20 personal profiles of men and women who work in the tourist industry on the island. From taxi

Since the technology is advancing men are no longer just hearing about places to tour or seeing pictures such as postcard they are now using technology such as the internet to communicate amongst each other. Tourists have created a site called tsmtravel.com to post about different destinations, women in those locations and the cost to have sex with them. This plays a crucial part in how the men view their experience when they travel because since they are reading the experiences of other men they have expectation towards the women and what they will receive when they arrive to their desired destination. These advances in technology make the sex worker’s job harder because men begin to have an image of how Cuban women should look like.

“Sex tourism, a sub-sector of Cuba's prosperous tourist economy, is a significant industry and a major employer for many Cuban women and girls. This is obvious by the number of women seen in the streets, bars and

Some of the economic stimulus focused on helping the poor by increasing wages and giving them better access to credit as well as reducing taxes. Worldwide, Brazil is the seventh largest economy. Between the years 2003-2013, Brazil has experienced an economic growth of 3.5%; there was also an increase in jobs from a 41.8% to a 52.9%. All the policies created, aimed to increase the internal consumption of goods. There has also been an increase in international investments, especially after the end of the dictatorship. Nowadays, Brazil has become the fifth largest nation to receive foreign investment in the world. (Marques & Nakatani, 2015) Tourism is a major industry; it contributes up to 8% to the country GDP and offers around 6 million of jobs (Hudson, 1998). It is a country with many natural resources, and a booming industry in agriculture, mining, petroleum, hydroelectric energy, manufacturing, and biofuels (Louis,

Visiting guest speaker Patricia de Santana Pinho has written several articles, a book, and is in the process of releasing her second book. Her extensive knowledge on Afro tourism in Brazil shows the world a great deal bout the African culture in Bahia, as well as information about the African American “roots” tourist who visit Brazil. When these two African decedent cultures unite they learn a great deal from each other, all while Patricia observes and records the interaction and the positive impact it has on the community and economy of Brazil. In her talk she makes three main points that are significant to the development of brazil, there are: the history of Bahianess, Afro-Brazilians as “happy natives”, and the lack of modernity for the Bahian Afro-Brazilians.

The Travel and Tourism industry is still one of the largest single businesses in world commerce and its importance is widely recognized. The tourism industry is now one of the largest sectors earning foreign exchange. In the face of many benefits, many countries have started assigning due weight age to the tourism industry in their national development agenda. Tourism is an industry that operates on a massively broad scale: it embraces activities ranging from the smallest sea-side hotel; to air-lines, multi-national hotel chains and major international tour operators. Originally, non-traditional industries such as tourism emerged as a solution to strike a balance between ecology and industry