Beto Carrero World
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Beto Carrero World is the largest theme park and multi-theme park in Latin America, located in the municipality of Penha
Penha
For the neighborhood in São Paulo, see Penha . For the neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, see Penha Circular. For the convent in Espírito Santo, Brazil, see Penha Convent....

, Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

 state, in Brazil
Brazil
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. The park is a venture of the late Beto Carrero
Beto Carrero
João Batista Sergio Murad was a Brazilian theme park owner and entertainer.Carrero was born into a poor family in São José do Rio Preto and worked as a country musician, radio announcer and ad salesman before starting an advertising agency and, later, a theme park.He owned what has been called the...

. The inauguration took place in 1991 and in 2009 already has more than 150 attractions to suit all ages. Beto Carrero World is the largest theme park in the Southern Hemisphere
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 and Latin America
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Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

.

The park has a total area of 14 square kilometre, which ranks as the largest amusement park in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, beating other famous parks in the country, like Hopi Hari
Hopi Hari
Hopi Hari is a Brazilian theme park located at Km 72 of Bandeirantes Highway, Vinhedo in the state of São Paulo. It is located 30 km from Campinas and 80 km from São Paulo....

 (0.76 km²) and Playcenter (0.09 km²). The park has three major segments:
  • Zoo: hundreds of livestock, a major zoo housing study centers for some species.
  • Park: attractions are divided by age and musical intensity
  • Shows: seven options for shows, some already included in regular park admission and other separate

History

Joao Batista Sergio Murad, artistically known as Beto Carrero
Beto Carrero
João Batista Sergio Murad was a Brazilian theme park owner and entertainer.Carrero was born into a poor family in São José do Rio Preto and worked as a country musician, radio announcer and ad salesman before starting an advertising agency and, later, a theme park.He owned what has been called the...

, was born in São José do Rio Preto
São José do Rio Preto
São José do Rio Preto is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Is located at the north/northwest portion of the state, 450 km from the city of São Paulo and 700 km from Brasília....

 within São Paulo. Raised poor, helping his father in the treatment and handling of animals on large farms. From childhood, he went in search of their dreams accumulated experience in various professional fields. It was radio advertising, businessman and farmer, and exercised even before his death some of these activities.
But it was the heroes of the poor children, in the interior of São Paulo Sérgio Murad John the Baptist drew inspiration for the creation of cowboy Beto Carrero, which later would be the main theme of his biggest dream - the construction of theme parks.

Through countless trips abroad, research and recruitment of qualified professionals, the empire from Beto Carrero eventually become the biggest entertainment center of the Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

 and the fifth largest in the world.

Since the start of construction of the park from many studies in various states of southern, Bob chose the city of Penha
Penha
For the neighborhood in São Paulo, see Penha . For the neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, see Penha Circular. For the convent in Espírito Santo, Brazil, see Penha Convent....

 in Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

 due to its natural beauty, proximity to tourist facilities in the region and availability of human resources. With this, Beto Carrero World won the title of most important tourist resort of Santa Catarina and primarily responsible for the substantial increase in the flow of tourists in the state.

Location

Beto Carrero World is located on the coast north of Santa Catarina. It is 35 km from Camboriú
Camboriú
Camboriú is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil, near Balneario Camboriu, a popular beach destination.-References:...

, 60 from Blumenau
Blumenau
Blumenau is a city in Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. It was founded on September 2, 1850 by Dr. Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau along with 17 German immigrants. A few years later Fritz Müller migrated to Blumenau as well....

, 66 Joinville
Joinville
Joinville is a city in Santa Catarina State, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Joinville is Santa Catarina's largest city. In 2010, its population has reached approximately 520,000, many of whom are of German descent....

, and a few kilometers from the airport of Mariners, the park is equidistant from towns that offer shopping tourism, ethnic celebrations, food, and many beaches.

The park is divided into seven distinct areas, with its unique features ranging from toys, shows, and even complete themes of regions:

Nations Avenue

Considered by the park administration as their first subject area, and the gateway to the Beto Carrero World, has several major attractions besides food and service areas.
  • Castle of Nations: with 10444 square metre area is the largest park building, and box offices, the new railway to the "Wild Adventure", numerous shops, and also health if locker.
  • Acqua: the most recent show Beto Carrero World, in which a wreck is simulated and various artists perform on the seabed alternating their skills in acrobatics, juggling and dance, framed by a fascinating play of light and sound track.
  • Carousel: classic amusement park ride
  • Cine MadEmotion: a film with motion simulator, with 3D
    3-D film
    A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...

     technology
  • Baby Elephant: toy infant
  • Pedal: a beautiful and romantic stroll by the lake next to Pirate Island, paddle with the Class of Betinho Carrero
  • Ice Cream Palace: As the name implies, is a house of ice cream
    Ice cream
    Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...

     s, all themed with figures that resemble these
  • Food Court: one of the largest structures in the park, the center has the Venetian Carousel with 1,800 lights and two stories
  • Event Square: central location of the park, which hosts big events
  • Ferris wheel: with turning cars and a cowboy hat
  • Cable Car:gondolas to 30 m above ground where one has a vision of the entire park
  • Raskapuska: fun for kids. 15 sail boats inside a mountain full of charming scenes with hundreds of children's literature characters, with music and special effects

Radical Adventure

  • Big Tower, the tallest attraction park, 100 meter freefall, which reaches a speed of 120 km/h, is the "fever" of teenagers and those who like excitement
  • Castle of Terror: separately paid attraction, whose reputation is also quite large, noted for its constant queues. This is a "theater where there are seven scenarios of famous horror films, like The Exorcist
    The Exorcist
    The Exorcist is a novel of supernatural suspense by William Peter Blatty, published by Harper & Row in 1971. It was inspired by a 1949 case of demonic possession and exorcism that Blatty heard about while he was a student in the class of 1950 at Georgetown University, a Jesuit school...

    .
  • Free Fall: known as "The Tower of Terror," was the first tower free fall Beto Carrero World. An elevator that falls from a height of a building with 18 floors to 90 mph, and even today is one of the leading attractions
  • Empire of the Waters: one of the greatest works of Beto Carrero World, and also very successful. More than a thousand tons of rock and about 16 million USgals (60,566.6 m³) of water per minute create an incredible rafting experience which takes visitors through a river almost a mile long and five meters wide. The ups and downs, waterfalls, caves, gorges provide the "butterflies".
  • Star Mountain: extreme roller coaster, imported from Holland, has two "loops", 22 feet high and reaches 64 km/h.
  • Tchibum: a roller coaster in the water where the carts are replaced by boats and visitors stroll the 10 meters high to plummet to 80 km/h into a water tank.
  • Ghost train: 400 meter over three stories of terror and adrenaline, is possibly the largest of its kind in amusement parks
  • Firewhip: This is the most radical new attraction. Opened in late 2008 in commemoration of 17 years from Beto Carrero World, the most extreme roller coaster in Latin America was made in Holland as a suspended looping inverting coaster, 30 meters high with five loops, 700 meters long and has a top speed of almost 88 km/h. Serving up to 1,100 passengers per hour, provides a flyover by lakes and waterfalls, scenic area built especially for the new attraction at $15 million.
  • Extreme Show: One of the new shows from Beto Carrero World, and also one of the most sought after. It was created for people who have passion for cars and speed! Adrenaline, excitement, and stunts are part of this big park show.

Pirates' Island

An island at the center of the park connected by a suspension bridge; a small pond separates it from the rest of the complex. Its attractions are:
  • Pirate Bar: a theme restaurant
  • Pirate Ship: famous Viking ship
  • House of Mirrors: distorting mirrors for weight loss, weight gain, stretch, and shrink.
  • Cave of the Pirates, occupies most of the island, with a theme very complex and interesting about these pirate s.
  • Galleon pirate: one of the most beautiful theme park with a waterfall that flows into the lake in front of her, favorite place for visitors to the island to document by means of photos and videos, visit to Beto Carrero World.
  • Lighthouse: although not an attraction, it is probably the biggest piece of the island, stands as the very top of all other buildings, possibly will be an observatory for the rest of the park.

Animal World

Park area where activities are concentrated as the Zoo, with hundreds of animals distributed in various species. In this sector are the following attractions:
  • Mysterious Africa: show included in the ticket, with 45 minutes in an environment surrounded by forest, presents a show with lots of excitement, suspense and adventure in the jungle. (temporarily closed)
  • Animal Actors: Included in admission show, lasting 45 minutes, held in Mauritius Sirotsky Nephew huge theater, with animals doing acrobatics (closed).
  • Primate Center, opened in 2007, it is a center for studies on primates, in full amusement park, and this highlights one of the largest zoo within the park which has over 2,000 animals.
  • Island of the Apes: a small island, one of the lakes within the park, where visitors can observe animals in a free, without bars.
  • Moms and Puppies: a place where you can observe the chicks of several species of animals that inhabit the park, including time has the "bottle", where visitors can feed the goats.
  • Monga: show included in the ticket, with illusion
    Illusion
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    , which lasts about ten minutes, place in a building whose facade is shaped like a monkey with seven feet tall.
  • Runways Tigers: a series of cage
    Cage
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     s, with a walkway between them, which can be seen tigers, lions, and jaguars.
  • Piragua: toy for children, functioning as a kind of carousel in water. (closed)
  • Snake: building in the middle of the park in eastern style, where there are 14 types of snake of Brazil.
  • Dum-Dum: roller coaster inspired by the alligator Dum Dum, one of the children's characters of the Class of Betinho Carrero
  • Play Kid: A labyrinth of tubes and through the ball pool exclusively for children between 90 and 130 cm (35.4 and 51.2 in).

Fantasyland

Attractions are seen by a train tour. DinoMagic walk from the station Joao Alves de Queiroz, one of the most beautiful buildings park. On the way, the tour is presented by the train engineer, circling several passages with the attractions:
  • Casa do Beto Carrero: "assault" on the train, where the visitors were saved by Beto Carrero. Today, by a sheriff.
  • Cave of Dinosaurs: relive the Jurassic era, cinematic animal sounds controlled by computer.
  • Model: ride giant fruit and vegetables, plants grown without pesticides.
  • Land of the Giants: huge animals
  • Great Valley, as well as the land of giants
  • Vila Hope: a tribute to the Azorean community, people who welcomed the Beto Carrero World.

Western

A small village, with buildings typical of the Wild West, so famous in movies like little church and its saloons, with attractions:
  • Indigenous Village: reproduction of a Chinook village
  • Show Memory: a cast of 40 performers, the trajectory of the artist Beto Carrero - the Brazilian cowboy - defender of the weak and oppressed, and creator of the largest and most complete world of entertainment in Latin America. The assembly includes scenarios, equipment and latest technology, and concludes with key masterfully day visit to Beto Carrero World. 45 minutes. (Former Cowboy's Dream for).

Beto Carrero * Memorial, created to tell visitors the history of the country's most famous cowboy, this space is one of the most exciting attractions of the theme park. The site, which is also the hall's Beto Carrero Memory Show, exposes all her clothing, and reproductions of places dear to him, like your kitchen and your office. Meticulously planned, shows, and whips, saddles, hats and other souvenirs, numerous photos and videos from Beto Carrero with many of his friends and also with the original trailer for John Wayne, acquired by Beto Carrero for personal use.
  • Cavalry: animals most commonly used care in major concerts in the park.
  • Fort Poplar: one of the set designs of the park, which houses shops and places to eat.
  • Safe Pedestrian!: for children, as a mechanical bull would be for adults.
  • Wild West: show with lunch, is paid separately and lasts approximately 45 minutes, where actors become the old west: outlaws, chorus girls, Indians, bounty hunters, and others entertain visitors during lunch. Music, humor, dance and entertainment in an authentic saloon!
  • The Cowboy's Dream: The newest show from Beto Carrero World. A musical tribute to our hero Beto Carrero. The show contains several songs, and is located in the old Beto Carrero Memory Show, the show is the childhood dream of Beto Carrero, in a mega production with various artists and lasts 90 minutes.

German Village

Finally, subject area in honor of immigrants so numerous in the state of Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

, which houses the Beto Carrero World. There are several attractions. The quote:
  • Bier Haus restaurant: fully themed with the architecture and food of Germany
  • Auto Track
  • Cine Renato Aragon: convention center, conferences, and other events
  • Excalibur: paid separately, lasts 45 minutes. Reconstituted the medieval duel, period costumes and intense battles in search of the legendary sword of King Arthur.
  • Wonderful World of Horses: imposing medieval knights
  • Trenzinho Internal takes visitors through the main streets of Beto Carrero World.
  • Crazy Cups: amusement for all ages.
  • Tigor Mountain: Dutch manufacturing, this roller coaster is about 600 meters long. The attraction is directed to the entire family, who embarks on the station built in Germanic style, up to 15 meters and gets down to 80 mph, flying over the waters of a lake. Eight coaches for four people each, in a trip, takes 2.5 minutes to excite up to 800 people per hour.

Wild Adventure

New design of the park, with a total area of ​​4.5 square kilometres (1,112 acre) (the second largest park in the country), is under construction and has no scheduled date for the inauguration but the direction of the enterprise is still not released a new area of ​​the park itself existing or a new park, forming a complex. This new park contains a safari with various animals, a new roller coaster within an artificial volcano, and a railroad through the new complex. Aventura Wild, will begin as a new subject area park, until it becomes an independent park.

New projects

Besides the new "Wild Adventure", the park will add a new water park, a racetrack for formula truck
Fórmula Truck
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 and stock car, which began construction in 2011.
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