Carnival Bahia will count on the participation of 254 professionals as qualified to provide tourist information and support to state management bodies in service.
You guides of tourism participated in two days of training held at the Bahia Art Museum. The training of the Guides and Monitors Project, an initiative of the State Department of Tourism (Setur), will be completed.
In fact, the professionals are prepared to provide assistance to visitors in important tourist destinations in Bahia during this carnival.
As an example, Praia do Forte, Salvador, Porto Seguro, Itacaré, Morro de São Paulo and Mar Grande.
Tour Guides
According to the project coordinator, Eloísa Caldeira, tour guides are in fact able to answer questions in up to ten languages, including Brazilian Sign Language.
“This year we reached the 16th edition of the project and in partnership with several secretariats we align so that the monitors are multipliers of government campaigns”.
In fact, the campaign 'Respeita as Mina', fights racism, sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, among others.
They are also preparing guides about the tourist area in Bahia, as many arrive in Salvador and want to know other places.
Information about the party circuits in Salvador, as well as the purchase of abadás and cabins can also be provided by the team.
According to Eloísa, there is a call center system that can be used by state agencies, which will attend on Carnival days.
languages
The same is true of the police, who need to serve a tourist in another language and do not have an agent who masters the language.
The guides are in fact able to serve tourists in the following languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Yoruba, Norwegian, Japanese and Mandarin.
In the capital of Bahia, the guides will be present at the entrance gates of the airport, bus station, port, nautical terminal and ferry boat.
