Brazil is world renowned for its beaches and as such, alot of money has been pumped into making the beaches as popular for tourists as possible. Developments around the beach are also prospering because of the beaches' popularity. However, Brazil is not about the beach itself thus tourists and beach goers in Brazil tend to not notice the rich culture oozing from other parts of Brazil, which is not healthy for Brazil because except for the beaches, everywhere else in Brazil is not real for the tourists.
Another form of disneyfication would be the Beto Carrero World, which is Brazil's largest theme park. It is similar as Disney World in the way that there are different areas of the theme park and each area is themed differently. The theme park offers attractions like a roller coaster, ferris wheel, and even a castle. Like disney, the park offers various shows throughout the park and even has a zoo with over 700 animals. Coupled with a rumoured Disneyland coming up in Brazil on 2016, disneyfication is definitely happening in Brazil.
The icon of Brazil, Christ the Redeemer, is well known around the world and many tourists flock from their countries to visit this huge statue, which unsurprisingly, is named as one of the seven wonders of the world. However, the statue is just a small piece of the pie which tourists come to see but they fail to notice the rest of the pie, which includes the extravagant culture and beautiful sceneries of Brazil. Keychains, T-shirts, souvenirs about the statue can simply be bought from the shops in Brazil and there, I have been to Brazil. In this way, those who haven't been to Brazil would have missed out on many other things that are actually available in Brazil.
Lastly, another form of disneyfication would be the soccer team. It can be said that the national team are a form of tourist attraction themselves as the former world champions are arguably one of the best soccer teams to grace the international footballing stage and looks set to continue to do so. Like mentioned above, Brazil, is not just about the soccer team itself.
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