Brazil (with 27 states, including one Federal District) is world's 5 th largest country, with over 200 million inhabitants, has an annual GDP approaching US$ 1,5 trillion and is presently among the seven top economies in the world. Brazil also has the 6th largest automobile production, it is the 3 rd largest agricultural exporter, it tops # one cattle herd (with over 198 million heads), it accounts for one fourth of world's exports of raw and refined sugar, it is leader in soybean exports, produces 80% of all world´s orange juice, is world´s 3rd largest cosmetics industry, has the second largest aircrafts fleet, and is the 3 rd largest PC consumer (surpassed only by China and the U.S.).
Language: Portuguese.
Currency: Real (us$ 1 = approx. 3,00 Reais).
Brazil´s capital is Brasília and its most populous cities are : São Paulo (world´s 4º largest metropolitan area), Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza, Belém, Manaus, Goiânia, Guarulhos, Campinas and Ribeirão Preto.
With 19 million inhabitants in its metropolitan region, São Paulo is by far, the country´s most important consuming market and is, by itself, responsible for 15% of total country GDP.
Brazil counts with more than 9000 retail travel-agencies, 3500 are responsible for more than 70% of total travel sales and 300 tour operators, 80 are responsible for more than 80% of tours-sales.
There are some 35 international airline carriers with direct connections to / from Brazil (more than 20 heading for Europe and 7 to North America).
Brazil should count (in 2014) with more than 6 million outbound travelers :
- 27% travelling to Europe
- 33% travelling to the US, Mexico & Canada
- 24% travelling to South-American countries
- 14% travelling to Central-American countries
- 2% travelling to Asia, Africa & Oceania
Brazilian outbound travelers spent abroad (in 2013) some US$ 24 billion.
Among the most visited cities in Europe are : Lisbon, Paris, Rome, London, Milan, Frankfurt, Munich, Madrid, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Athens & islands, Istambul and Zurich.
Among the most visited cities in North / Central America are: in Florida/USA : Orlando, Miami, Tampa, St Petersburg-Clearwater, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale. New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Las Vegas, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Aspen, Phoenix, Boston, Philadelphia, San Diego, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Nassau, Punta Cana, Cancun, Mexico City and Aruba.
Among the most visited cities in Latina America are: Buenos Aires, Santiago, Montevideo, Bariloche, Punta Del Leste, Lima and Caracas.
Additional important visited cities are: Cairo, Tel Aviv, Dubai, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Sidney, Tokyo, Beijing, Bangcok and New Delhi.
Most outbound brazilian tourists look for: amusement parks, big cities, casinos, cruises, night life and shopping.
Among the main travel media magazines to reach final consumers are: Viagem & Turismo, Brasil Travel News, Host & Travel, Viaje Mais, Travel 3, Melhor Viagem, and Vamos Lá.
Among the main travel media magazines to reach travel trade are: Panrotas, Brasil Travel News, Trade, and BrasilTuris.
Among the main outbound tour operators are: CVC , Trend , TAM Viagens, Monark, Rextur, Queensberry, Designer, Soft Travel, New Age, Teresa Perez, Abreutur, Agaxtur, Ancoradouro, Belvitur, Chamonix, CIT, Flot, Flytour, Formula Way, Interpoint, JVS, Lusanova, MMT Gapnet, YES Travel, Polvani, RCA, Trade Tours, Marsans, Maktour, Nice Via Ápia, MK Travel, Ski Brasil, MoinhoTur, New It, AIT, GSA, Sanchat and Turnet.
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