Rio de Janeiro – Over 7 million people joined the 2019 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, with the city grossing BRL 3.78 billion (USD 976 million), the City Hall reported this Monday (11) as it hailed the figure as a record. The number concerns the Friday (1st) to Sunday (10) period.
Retail and services revenue soared by 26% compared with 2018. The city welcomed over 1.6 million tourists, who spent an average of 7 to 11 days in the city.
Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum