São Paulo – Hotels in Rio de Janeiro are having occupancy rates over 90% since the beginning of the World Cup. According to data from Rio de Janeiro’s Municipal Secretariat of Tourism released this Tuesday (17th) by the news agency Agência Brasil, the volume of guests is even higher in five-star hotels, which are 97.08% occupied. The prospect is that at the World Cup final, on July 13th, this rate reaches 98%.
It is not only the hospitality sector which is registering an increase in flow of people. Tourist attractions are also bustling. Redemption Christ’s statue has received 50,000 tourists between June 8th and 15th. At the same period, Sugarloaf Mountain has received 5,000 people per day. In both cases, the volume of visitors is 75% higher than the one seen a week prior to the beginning of the World Cup.
By Tuesday, Maracanã stadium, which will host the World Cup matches in Rio de Janeiro, has only had one match, Argentina vs. Bosnia, on Sunday (15th). The stadium will also host, Spain vs. Chile on Wednesday (18th), Belgium vs. Russia on Sunday (22nd), Equator vs. France on Wednesday (25th), a match of round of 16 on Saturday (28th), a quarter-final match on July 4th and the final match, on July 13th.
*Translated by Rodrigo Mendonça
