http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/fortaleza Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:52:08 -0400 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:52:08 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/235/rationalizing-sexual-tourism-how-some-countries-benefit-from-selling-sex By Jennifer M. Ward-Pelar - Brazil’s northeast coast has a perfect climate for a booming tourism industry. The beaches are unspoiled, the people are friendly, and the area required only a small amount of infrastructure development to create a haven for tourists. While not a formal part of this design, sexual tourism has been an integral part of this boom. Though organized prostitution (through brothels or pimping) is not legal in Brazil, individual prostitution for one’s own sake is legal. This gray area of law is not limited to Brazil, but is in fact prevalent in many countries around the world. As Arreola (... Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:10 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/235/rationalizing-sexual-tourism-how-some-countries-benefit-from-selling-sex