A Friendly Atlanta-Savannah Rivalry Lands in Brazil

Thursday, June 18th, 2015

On a Brazilian TV channel playing in a hotel lounge, an American was stammering away. That’s when Savannah’s chief tourism guru sidled over to his Atlanta counterpart, a broad grin giving away his intention.

“I heard that guy is from Atlanta,” Joe Marinelli, president of Visit Savannah, told William Pate, head of Atlanta’s Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.

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