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erving as Brazil’s second largest After seeing one of the largest sea- “MSC and Costa are doing a sensa-
homeport, Rio de Janeiro is one sons in its recent history, Rio de Janeiro tional job, bringing more ships, new-
Sof the most important destinations is also expecting good numbers for the er ships and increasing the number of
for cruise ships in Brazil. 2023-24 season. passengers,” said Américo Relvas, Pier
Operated by Pier Mauá, the city’s With 122 calls booked, the private- Mauá’s operations manager.
cruise terminal opened in 1998 and cur- ly-run facility may host more than During the upcoming season, Pier
rently uses a series of repurposed historic 400,000 passengers for the second con- Mauá is set to be a regular stop for
warehouses. secutive year. three vessels in South America, in-

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