Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. With a shortage of housing and high interest, property owners and rental companies are feeling emboldened to charge five-digit rates, even for cramped rooms with shared bathrooms.
On Booking. False imprisonment is a crime! President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who champions himself as a protector of the environment, has boasted about hosting the event in the Amazon, which helps regulate the climate by storing large quantities of carbon dioxide, a gas that causes climate change. This is also a landmark year in the annual process because countries must come forward with updated commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Brazil, Latin America's largest and most populous nation, has hosted other world events, such as the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the World Cup, with games played in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Manaus, Belo Horizonte and several other cities. Belem, an Atlantic port city that is on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, doesn't have the same infrastructure as other big cities, which has led to many questions about its ability to host COP Officials estimate that about 50, people will attend the summit, scheduled to take place Nov.
Last year in Baku, Azerbaijan, the official tally was 54, Before that, in Dubai, attendance reached a record 83, Neither the federal government nor the Para state government responded to questions about the number of rooms currently available in Belem, a bustling and impoverished metropolis of 2.
Those who booked more than a year in advance secured lower prices, but many of those reservations have already been canceled without explanationβa common practice in the hospitality business ahead of major events. Another issue is the increasing prices of accommodations already booked. Various groups that often attend the annual summit, including environmental nonprofits, activists, scientists, journalists and businesses, are having to rethink whether they go as the prices rocket up.
