Rio de Janeiro – Tourism in Brazil had, in 2023, the highest revenue for May since 2014, announced this Tuesday (25) the Brazilian National Confederation of Goods Trade, Services, and Tourism (CNC). Revenue totaled BRL 36.1 billion (about USD 7.51 billion at the current rate), with an 8.6% expansion from the same month last year and 4% compared to April this year. Pictured above, the movement of tourists in Búzios, in Rio de Janeiro.
In the assessment of CNC president José Roberto Tadros, the sector has resumed its income with employability, new businesses, and attraction of foreign investment. Another indicator of this movement is the average flow of aircraft in the ten largest airports in Brazil returned, in May, to levels observed before the pandemic.
From the point of view of domestic tourism, the higher number of travelers is related to the high cost of traveling abroad and the high supply of Brazilian tourism products. From the perspective of foreign tourists, the exchange rate and infrastructure for international tourism make Brazil a good destination.
More jobs and companies
With the strengthening of economic activity in the sector, 64,200 jobs were created from January to May in tourism, 9,600 of which solely in May. For 2023, CNC’s projection is a generation of 101,600 new jobs.
Just as the number of jobs, the number of companies in the sector is also rising. In May this year, there were 10% more businesses than in the same month last year, a list that includes cultural services and accommodation, bars and restaurants, passenger transport, car rental, travel agencies, and others.
Despite being frequently associated with accommodation and travel agencies, the tourist services that recorded the most significant growth were vehicle rental (12.4%), cultural services (11.5%), and bars and restaurants (10.9%).
Translated by Elúsio Brasileiro
