Data is equivalent to pre-pandemic levels; country exceeded the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) estimate for the year by 3%
In 2023, Brazil received the same number of foreign tourists as before the Covid-19 pandemic. In the last 12 months, the country recorded the arrival of exactly 5,908,341 foreign visitors. This figure is 3% higher than that of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). ) estimate for Brazil and 62. 7% higher than the cumulative figure for 2022, when the country received 3. 6 million tourists. In 2019, 6. 3 million foreigners entered the country. The knowledge is the result of a partnership between Embratur (Brazilian Tourism Board), the Ministry of Tourism (MTur) and the Federal Police (PF).
“We are very close to reaching pre-pandemic figures and thanks to the set of movements and systems that the Ministry of Tourism has put in place in the framework of structuring and selling destinations, we will exceed, in 2024, the number of foreign tourists. tourists of 2019. ” It is even more about increasing the average value and the overall amount that foreigners leave in our country and it is with this objective that we are working,” said the Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino.
The president of Embratur, Marcelo Freixo, celebrated the result. Interest in Brazil has returned due to the change of government and the consequent change of direction in our environmental policy, respect for democracy and human rights. We have gone from being enemies of humanity to being the most productive ecotourism destination on the planet. This result means a generation of employment and a source of income for the country, in an economic activity that is only smart for Brazil,” said Marcelo.
From January to November 2023, R$ 31 billion (around £5 billion) was injected into the Brazilian economy with international tourism, figures higher than pre-pandemic levels.
Argentina continues to be the main country of origin of tourists to Brazil, with 1. 9 million (32% of the total). The United Kingdom came in ninth place with 130,200 tourists (2. 2%).
São Paulo is the Brazilian state that received the highest number of tourists in 2023, with 2,107,179 visitors.
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