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And now it’s open to travelers again, but with an unexpected trick. You can only go if you show that you have had Covid-19.
“To land in the archipelago, the tourist must present the result of a positive PCR test that is at least 20 days old, or the result of the serological test that shows the presence of antibodies against Covid,” said its administrator, Guilherme Rocha. he said at a press conference Thursday.
During the press conference, Rocha did not explicitly explain why Brazil would only accept tourists who already had the disease.
A PCR test shows if someone has the virus; The serological test shows whether the body has already developed antibodies against the coronavirus.
Fernando de Noronha, a group of 21 volcanic islands, has been closed to tourists since mid-March due to the pandemic. On July 31, it reopened only to people with homes there and local researchers.
The archipelago is a national park and one of the most visited tourist attractions in Brazil. Last year it received 106,000 tourists, 90% of whom were Brazilian. The national park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.
Fernanda Wenzel reporting from Porto Alegre, Brazil, Rodrigo Pedroso from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brekke Fletcher contributed to this report.
