Tourist arrivals to Brazil surge in February
More than 2,8 million foreign tourists arrived in Brazil in the past two months, representing year over year growth of 57%
This is the most in history for the months of January and February, Embratur says.
The data was just released by the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with Embratur and the Federal Police.
In February alone, there were 1,326,884 arrivals, up nearly 60%, the second consecutive record of the year.
In January, Brazil already registered a record for the period, when 1,48 million international travelers arrived.
President of Embratur, Marcelo Freixo, said: “In the first two months of the year, we reached visitation levels above any projection, even the most optimistic ones. Brazil became fashionable, it went viral.”
“We are transforming our potential into reality”.
The upward trend has been maintained at the beginning of this year, as pointed out by the Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino. “Brazil is experiencing an exceptional moment in international tourism. We are breaking all records, which had already been surpassed in 2024.”
The numbers recorded in 2025 are well above the projections indicated by sources such as GlobalData (+7.2%) and the National Tourism Plan itself (+1.8%).
Rio Grande do Sul continues to be the main gateway for foreign tourists, with 347,186 arrivals.
Next is São Paulo (309,977), which is home to one of the country’s main international airports, Guarulhos.
Rio de Janeiro received 262,108 visitors from other countries. In the Northeast, Bahia welcomed 24,254 travelers into the city of Salvador.
The average number of Europeans entering Brazil grew by 56% in January and February.
France, Portugal, Germany, the United Kingdom and Italy sent 142,000 tourists in the second month of the year, compared to just over 91,000 in January.
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