Brazil received 5.4 million tourists in 2011 with Argentina providing 1.6 million
Brazil received more than 5.4 million international visitors in 2011, up 5.35 from 2010, the Tourism Ministry announced Friday. The number of visitors from other South American nations rose from 2.384 million in 2010 to 2.628 million in 2011.
Argentine tourists remain in the lead totalling 1.593 million last year, up 13.9% from 2010. Chinese and Russian tourists to Brazil jumped by 47.9% and 40.9% respectively in 2011, while the number of tourists from India rose 14.3% and that from South Africa climbed 6.8%.
“The figures show that intensifying tourism promotion in neighbouring countries was the right thing to do” said Flavio Dino, president of Brazil's state-run tourism promotion agency Embratur.
The number of European tourists to Brazil rose slightly to 1.62 million, up 0.4% from 2010. Brazilian authorities stressed the increase was very positive given the severe economic crisis facing European countries.
“Not losing tourists is very good in a very unfavourable scenario,” said Tourism Minister Gastao Vieira.
Despite last year's record-high figures, the number of foreign tourists to Brazil has remained relatively steady in the past decade at around 5 million.
Brazil expects to receive a major influx of tourists in the next few years as it will be hosting the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Brazil hopes to be one of the world's top 5 tourist destinations by 2022, Vieira has said recently. To accomplish the goal, it would need to surpass Italy, currently in the 5th place with 43 million tourists in 2010. In other words, Brazil would have to increase its international tourism arrivals eight fold.
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Then they get there, have no money so of course one ends up seeing them out bankrolling at the front of bars.
Anyway, as I have said in the past, South American tourism, from Brazil to Uruguay, to Chile, Bolivia and Peru is made or broken by the mighty argentine tourist. If we go down, so do they.
85% of the tourists in Brazil are Brazilian themselves. Domestic tourists are bar far more important than foreign ones. But it is right that, among foreigners, Argentinians are without comparison the most important ones for the sector.
Everyone knows you're a retarded SPIC hiding somewhere in Europe and pretend Argentina is a sort of powerhouse. You're mindset is similar than that norwegian junkie or whatever you like to name it.
“from Brazil to Uruguay, to Chile, Bolivia and Peru is made or broken by the mighty argentine tourist. If we go down, so do they. ”
Spare yourself that nonsense. If Argentina goes down, what already happened (complete meltdown in 2001), the rest moves forward with life.
“But it is right that, among foreigners, Argentinians are without comparison the most important ones for the sector.”
That they are the highest number of foreign tourists in your country, does not mean they are the most important. Go to the north-east region and you shall realize that the Dutch, German, Norwegian and Swedes are invading that area: for vacation in a hotel, in their second home/apartment or to stay (and mix with mulato/mulata population)
Within 12 months of 2001:
Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia were in depressiones with GDP shrinking -10% annually.
Brazil re-entered a recession and overal had 0% between 2002-2003.
Chile had it's first recession in 12 years in 2002.
Venezuela due to contagion devalued the Bolivar for the first time in Chavez's era.
Ecuador defaulted on its debt.
Peru had social unrest due to a massive drop in remittences from Argentina, which had become a big part of consumption in the 1990s with all the Peruvian immigrants.
It got the Ks into power in Argentina... :)
So you see, the rest of the world is still living with the consequences.
Europeans are insignificant to Brazilian tourism, sorry, a non-factor just like Americans (which need visas anyway, that tells you all you need to know).
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