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Brazil tourism statistics

Brazil, 576,276 arrivals in August

Monthly arrivals, nights, spend since 1989, with 8 worked statistics. Latest 2026-08, 2 months behind.

0%vs Aug 2025
6.5mYear to date
1989Figures since
2 moBehind
Where Brazil stands, August 2026

Brazil records its highest August on record for arrivals

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.

Written from the figures on 19 October 2026Every number checked against the dataNext update when September is published

At a glance

Latest monthAugust 2026
Arrivals576,276
On a year0.0%
Against August 2019137.9%
Year to date, on a year-1.2%
Growth rank in Americas6 of 8
Best month on recordJanuary 2025
Trust gradeA, 100
Jet fuel, a gallon$3.72+84.0% on a year/v1/fuel
BRL per euro5.97real +6.3% on a year/v1/fx/BRL
Growth 20262.2%projected/v1/economy/BR
This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/BR/briefAnalyst

Arrivals, all countries of residence, and the change on a year

ArrivalsThe year beforeChange on a year, %
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Brazil against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Brazil.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=BRDeveloper
CountryLatestFigureOn a yearVs 2019Year to dateRivalry with Brazil

The last six months

MonthArrivalsOn a yearVs 2019Vs 3-year average
Aug 2026576,2760.0%137.9%+27.2%
Jul 2026613,248-1.1%133.4%+28.4%
Jun 2026442,048-0.6%110.4%+26.1%
May 2026486,262+5.4%141.7%+33.9%
Apr 2026591,049-13.9%118.8%+18.7%
Mar 20261,053,098+13.3%172.3%+40.6%

The next three months

September+0.2%510K to 641K
October+0.0%0.00M to 0.00MIntel
November+0.0%0.00M to 0.00MIntel

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

6 destinations chasing the same travellers

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.

Brazil is also a rival forSouth Africa

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

Argentina32.5%
Chile8.8%
Estados Unidos8.3%
Uruguai5.9%
Paraguai5.7%
Twelve months 2025-09 to 2026-08Intel
Recovery against 2019138%August 2026 against the same month of 2019, the year before the pandemic.Analyst
Forecast, next 12 months9m80% range 6.9m to 11.9m. Back-tested error 4.7%.Intel
Market concentrationHHI 1,337The top three markets bring 50% of arrivals.Intel

What is held for Brazil

MeasureFrequencyBreakdownSeriesFromLatest
ArrivalsMonthlyTotal2101989-012026-08
NightsAnnualTotal820082025
SpendQuarterlyTotal41975-Q12026-Q2
SpendQuarterlyPurpose21993-Q12026-Q2
SpendAnnualTotal419752025
SpendAnnualPurpose219932025
DeparturesAnnualTotal1020082018

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"

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