Brazil earned $5.4 billion in foreign exchange inflows from international tourists between January and September 2024, the highest amount ever.
According to the new data released by the Central Bank, this total is 8% higher than the same period in 2023 and 1.8% higher than the corresponding period in 2014.
This was the year Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup.
This increase in tourism revenue also represents 78.2% of the total foreign exchange brought into the country in 2023, which reached US$ 6.9 billion, setting a previous record.
Notably, the US$ 5.4 billion brought in during the first three quarters of 2024 is 20% higher than the same period in 2019, pre-pandemic.
Marcelo Freixo, President of