In 2023, Brazil has already received 75% of foreign tourists from all of 2022

Brazil received almost 2.7 million foreign tourists in the first four months of 2023, as shown by the monthly survey prepared by Embratur and the Ministry of Tourism, released on the 1st. According to the company, the number is equivalent to 75% of international visitors who entered the country throughout 2022, which totaled 3.6 million tourists.

Embratur said that the revenue generated by foreign visits in the first four months, according to data from the Central Bank, was R$ 10.8 billion, the highest in the last four years. In the same period last year, spending by foreigners in Brazil had been R$ 8.15 billion.

“The significant increase in foreign tourists in the country is also directly related to the return of Argentineans to Brazil. From January to April, 1.18 million siblings disembarked in Brazilian cities, registering an increase of 166% compared to last year, when 443,993 were registered”, informed the company.

The estimate, according to World Travel and Tourism Council Annual Economic Impact Report (WTTC), released this month, is that, in 2023, the sector’s contribution to Brazil’s GDP will exceed pre-pandemic levels (2019) by 5%. There will be US$ 145.7 billion in the national economy, reaching 7.8% of the country’s GDP, and almost 8 million jobs will be created.

In addition to leader Argentina, in the top-3 of ranking Of the countries that sent the most tourists to Brazil, the United States is in second place, with 224,882 visitors, and Paraguay in third place, with 194,981 tourists. Chile, Uruguay, Portugal, Germany, France, United Kingdom and Italy complete the top 10 list.