Brazil tourists in 2005. In 2005, Rio de Janeiro, Foz do Iguaçu, São Paulo, Florianópolis and Salvador were the most visited cities by international tourists for leisure trips. The most popular destinations for business trips were São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. In 2006 Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza were the most popular destinations for business trips. Technological research in Brazil is largely carried out in public universities and research institutes, with the majority of funding for basic research coming from various government agencies. Brazil's most esteemed technological hubs are the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, the Butantan Institute, the Air
The American Heart Institute founded the American Heart Institute in Nicosia and began work in July 1999. The presence of the American Medical Center in the Mediterranean contributes substantially in raising the standards of care in cardiology and cardiac surgery in the area. The American Heart Institute The American Heart Institute (AHI) is the first private hospital to provide non-invasive and invasive cardiology interventions and the entire spectrum of adult Cardiothoracic surgery in Cyprus. On March 2011 The American Heart Institute started its operations in its new premises and became a department of the American Medical Center whilst new specialties joined the Center. The