From the Newsroom*
São Paulo – The number of foreign passengers arriving in Brazil grew 15.22% in October, 552,520 passengers arrived in Brazil, against 479,550 in the same month last year. According to figures supplied by the Brazilian Tourism Institute (Embratur), the result for 2007 should exceed that for last year, when international arrivals totalled 6.36 million.
Considering arrivals on regular flights alone, the growth was even greater, 18%. The number of passengers arriving was 532,840, against 451,330 in October 2006. According to the Embratur, this was the second month running in which growth of arrivals on regular flights was greater than the general average.
The calculation of international arrivals is done by the Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company (Infraero) and includes foreigners and also Brazilians returning to the country.
*Translated by Mark Ament
