Monthly arrivals, nights, spend since 1989, with 8 worked statistics. Latest 2026-08, 2 months behind.
Brazil recorded 576,276 arrivals in August 2026, unchanged from a year earlier. The figure was 137.9% of the same month in 2019 and the highest for any August on record, though well below the all-time peak of 1,483,669 reached in January 2025. It stood 27.2% above the average for the three years before, while the year to date sat 1.2% below the same period a year earlier.
In the months leading up to August, arrivals moved unevenly. March 2026 was the busiest of the year so far at 1,053,098, up 13.3% on a year and 172.3% of 2019. April fell 13.9% on a year to 591,049, while May recovered with a 5.4% rise to 486,262. June eased back 0.6% to 442,048 and July slipped 1.1% to 613,248 before August held flat.
Brazil ranked sixth of eight countries in the region by year on year change in August 2026, at 0.0%. Argentina rose 13.5% and the Dominican Republic gained 2.6%, while Costa Rica fell 5.1% and Colombia was down 16.4% in June 2026. Bolivia surged 47.4% in July 2026. The real was 6.3% stronger against the euro on a year, jet fuel cost $3.72 a gallon, up 84.0%, and growth was projected at 2.2% in 2026. Forecasts point to 0.2% in September, 2.1% in October and a 4.3% November fall.
At a glance
| Latest month | August 2026 |
| Arrivals | 576,276 |
| On a year | 0.0% |
| Against August 2019 | 137.9% |
| Year to date, on a year | -1.2% |
| Growth rank in Americas | 6 of 8 |
| Best month on record | January 2025 |
| Trust grade | A, 100 |
GET /v1/countries/BR/briefAnalystArrivals, all countries of residence, and the change on a year
Brazil against its rivals
GET /v1/compare?country=BRDeveloper| Country | Latest | Figure | On a year | Vs 2019 | Year to date | Rivalry with Brazil |
|---|
The last six months
| Month | Arrivals | On a year | Vs 2019 | Vs 3-year average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 576,276 | 0.0% | 137.9% | +27.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 613,248 | -1.1% | 133.4% | +28.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 442,048 | -0.6% | 110.4% | +26.1% |
| May 2026 | 486,262 | +5.4% | 141.7% | +33.9% |
| Apr 2026 | 591,049 | -13.9% | 118.8% | +18.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 1,053,098 | +13.3% | 172.3% | +40.6% |
The next three months
Each country's own model, remade every night as figures arrive, with an 80% range. The first month is free to see; the rest come with Intel.
Who Brazil competes with for visitors
Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.
Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/BR/rivals, on Developer and up.
Top origin markets, share of arrivals
What is held for Brazil
| Measure | Frequency | Breakdown | Series | From | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrivals | Monthly | Total | 210 | 1989-01 | 2026-08 |
| Nights | Annual | Total | 8 | 2008 | 2025 |
| Spend | Quarterly | Total | 4 | 1975-Q1 | 2026-Q2 |
| Spend | Quarterly | Purpose | 2 | 1993-Q1 | 2026-Q2 |
| Spend | Annual | Total | 4 | 1975 | 2025 |
| Spend | Annual | Purpose | 2 | 1993 | 2025 |
| Departures | Annual | Total | 10 | 2008 | 2018 |
Monthly arrivals: 100.0% of months held since 1989, none missing. See every month
Get Brazil in one call
# every arrivals month, Developer plan curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=BR" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY" # the whole country in one file, Intel plan curl -o br.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/BR.csv" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"