The Brazilian Element of Queenstown by Kakapo2
If you hear people talking English with an accent not very familiar to you, often a waiter or barman, it might be Portuguese. More exactly: Brazilian Portuguese. You will be surprised about how many Brazilians stay and work in Queenstown. They absolutely love it there, and you will meet more Brazilians than anywhere else in New Zealand.
Last winter, for example, between 2000 and 3000 Brazilians worked in Queenstown. Another big number of young people from the South American country attend language courses in Queenstown.
They have Brazilian Christmas parties and hold Brazilian Carnavals as well. The next one will take place on 22 February 2009.
Based on this you will be less surprised that Destination Queenstown has created an info website for Spanish and Portuguese speaking people, with a special welcome to the Brazilians: ?Bem-vindos à Nova-Zelândia!?
Contact details:
Destino NZ Travel Ltd.
Chester Building
1° andar, esquina de Camp e Shotover Streets
Queenstown, Nova Zelândia
PO Box 1674
Queenstown, Nova Zelândia
Fone +64 (3) 441 1410
Internet: www.destinonz.co.nz
Fax +64 (3) 441 1440
