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Hopi Hari
As the second largest amusement park in Brazil, Hopi Hari entertained more than 1.6 million guests in 2015, and it's hoping for an even stronger attendance over the coming 12 months thanks to the opening of a long-awaited new rollercoaster, the exploitation of some big name intellectual properties and a Halloween season that continues to go from strength to strength. Astrid González Nariño reports.
he country's (and Latin America's) best visited park, in case you were wondering, is Beto Carrero in Santa Catarina. Located in São Paulo, Hopi Hari was built by International Theme Park Services. The park is located roughly half-an-hour from the centre of Brazil's most populous city and covers an area of more than 760,000 square metres. Established in 1973 as Playcenter, it was the first big amusement park in Brazil, and is credited as inspiring several parks in the United States and Europe. It was reborn as Hopi Hari in 1999.
T The park's name does not actually mean anything in
Portuguese, however it has given birth to its own language called “Hopes”, with Hopi Hari inhabitants known as "hopios" and "hopias". The park is divided into five areas, detailed as follows. Located at the entrance of the park, Kaminda Mundi tells
Brazilian park hopes for growth
the story of those hopis and hopias. There are buildings and monuments representing several European countries. Among its attractions are the Eiffel Tower (a freefall of 69m), Giranda Mundi (a giant wheel), Cinetrión (3D cinema), Elektron (area of electronic games with internet access stands) and Theatro of Kaminda (room with shows for children). Mistieri is an area dedicated to lovers of vertigo, and it is
here that guests will find the largest and fastest rollercoaster in Brazil: Montezum, a 1999 construction by the Rollercoaster Corporation of America. An unusual coaster comes in the shape of Vurang, an Intamin ride with spinning cars that takes place mostly in the dark. Other attractions in this area of the park include the major motion simulator Simulákron, a Viking Ship and a Katakumb, a replica of the labyrinthine tomb of Ramses II. Aimed at young children, Infantasia has a castle theme and teaches Brazilian history and features the educational offerings Willy Mundi, offering a tour of the human body, and Office of Arts, where kids can to make paintings. There's also several tried-and-tested kids' favourites including a classic carousel, spinning cups, mini freefall, a water playground and trampolines Aribabiba, or the "Capital” of Hopi Hari country, features
fun attractions such as the Hadilaki Skycoaster, throwing passengers at a speed of 120 km/h), Katapul (Schwarzkopf shuttle coaster), Jambalaia (wagons that give a complete turn
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