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Brazil Reports Surge in 2017 Carnival Tourism Attendance

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The city of Rio de Janeiro received more than 1.1 million tourists during the 2017 Carnival and the week-long festivities brought approximately R$3 billion to the city’s economy, according to Riotur (Rio de Janeiro’s Tourism Agency).

A survey conducted by Riotur with tourists during the two day samba school parade, found that over 94 percent of foreign tourists said . . .

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