Brits flocked to Brazil in 2014
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More than 217,000 Brits visited Brazil in 2014, making it a record year in terms of arrivals from the UK, according to data released by Brazilian Ministry of Tourism.
More than 6.4 million foreign tourists visited Brazil last year, the largest number ever, mostly as a result of the country’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup.
The UK figure was up from 169,732 recorded in 2013.
For the first time, the country exceeded the 6 million mark for foreign entries, with the number of visitors representing a 10.6% increase against 2013 figures.
Argentina continues to be the top country for Brazil-bound tourists, with 1,743,930 Argentinians visiting in 2014, followed by the United States (656,801) and Chile (336,650).
The main port of entry for the country remains São Paulo, through which 2,219,917 visitors entered. Rio de Janeiro, which was the gateway for 1,597,153 visitors, registered the highest increase in the entry of foreign visitors, with 389,353 more people than in 2013, a 32.2% increase for the period.
The data released today is part of the 2015 Annual Report on Tourism Statistics from the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism. The figures reveal that 70.6% of international tourists arrived in Brazil by air and 27.3% travelled by road, with the remainder arriving by boat.
“The numbers show that the World Cup was big business for tourism. Now the challenge is to guarantee conditions for the sector to keep growing”, commented the Minister of Tourism, Henrique Alves. “Mega events are excellent catalysts for increasing tourism flows for destinations, but in order to maintain consistent growth, we need to address structural issues and approach tourism with professionalism in Brazil”, he added.
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