Tourism in Brazil

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Iguazu Falls on the border with Argentina.

This article deals with tourism in Brazil , general information can be found in the main article Brazil .

In 2017, 6,588,770 international guests visited Brazil. In terms of the number of foreign guests in South America , the country ranks third. In 2016, the direct income of the travel and tourism industry contributed the equivalent of 56.8 billion US dollars and thus 3.2% to Brazil's gross domestic product. In 2016, 2,530,500 people or 2.8% of all workers in Brazil were employed in the travel and tourism sector.

In 2017, most of the international tourists came from Argentina (2,622,327, approx. 40%) and the United States (475,200). Brazil has 73 national parks and 21 UNESCO World Heritage sites as well as well over 100 museums. The beach of Copacabana is one of the most visited beaches in the world.

The Ministry of Tourism ( Ministério do Turismo ) is responsible for this economic sector .

Web links

Wikivoyage: Brazil  Travel Guide
Commons : Tourism in Brazil  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b Nelson Belen: Brazil Received Record Number of International Tourists in 2017 , In: The Rio Times , March 27, 2018 (English)
  2. ↑ UNWTO Tourism Highlights, 2016 edition. ISBN 978-92-844-1814-5 , p. 10, World Organization for Tourism , figures for 2015.
  3. ↑ travel & tourism economic impact 2017 brazil , World Travel & Tourism Council, 2017 (PDF, English)
  4. ^ Ministério do Turismo (portug.)