From the Newsroom*
São Paulo – Tourism in the capital of the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo has recorded, in the first five months of this year, a turnover 18% higher than that of the same period in 2006. The turnover can be perceived by looking at the collection of the Tax on Services (ISS) for hotel activity, tourist packages, and events promoted by the São Paulo City Hall, which has reached 45.542 million reais (US$ 24.3 million) from January until May this year.
"The data clearly reveal how tourist activity benefits the city and, more specifically, how the economy responds quickly and effectively to a development policy for a sector that involves no less than 52 different segments of the economy," claims Caio Luiz de Carvalho, president of São Paulo Turismo (SPTuris), a company for tourist promotion and events in the city.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum