The state of São Paulo, Brazil remained the most internationally visited state in Brazil in 2021, with only nearly 423 thousand tourist arrivals. Paraná ranked second in that year, surpassing the state of Rio de Janeiro by more than 27 thousand arrivals. In total, the number of inbound visitor arrivals in Brazil in 2021 amounted to less than 800 thousand.
São Paulo’s contribution to the Brazilian tourism sector
Though ranking behind São Paulo in some tourism metrics, Rio de Janeiro outweighs expectations during Brazil’s worldwide famous event. In 2020, the revenue generated by the precursor of the Carnival amid the festivity season surpassed São Paulo’s by roughly 742 million Brazilian reals. In that time, there were 543 Carnival blocos -or street parade blocks- in the homonymous state’s capital, and its hotel occupancy rate marked roughly 80 percent. This was nonetheless lower than in previous years.
Number of international tourist arrivals in Brazil in 2021, by state
(in 1,000s)
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Ministério do Turismo (Brazil). (December 16, 2022). Number of international tourist arrivals in Brazil in 2021, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/976338/brazil-tourist-arrivals-destination-city/
Ministério do Turismo (Brazil). "Number of international tourist arrivals in Brazil in 2021, by state (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976338/brazil-tourist-arrivals-destination-city/
Ministério do Turismo (Brazil). (2022). Number of international tourist arrivals in Brazil in 2021, by state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976338/brazil-tourist-arrivals-destination-city/
Ministério do Turismo (Brazil). "Number of International Tourist Arrivals in Brazil in 2021, by State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976338/brazil-tourist-arrivals-destination-city/
Ministério do Turismo (Brazil), Number of international tourist arrivals in Brazil in 2021, by state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976338/brazil-tourist-arrivals-destination-city/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Number of international tourist arrivals in Brazil in 2021, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministério do Turismo (Brazil), December 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/976338/brazil-tourist-arrivals-destination-city/