Olympic Games Rio 2016 – Economic Legacy

Rio 2016 created 70 new hotels and residences in Rio and invested BRL 5 billion in the tourism industry.

The construction of hotels and other infrastructure for the Games was estimated to require some 16,000 staff to work in the new buildings and residences, creating training and employment opportunities.

The Olympic Games helped the country to achieve record tourism figures in 2016. Over the 12 months, Brazil welcomed 6.6 million foreign tourists, which represents a 4.8% increase on the previous year. In terms of revenue generated by tourism in 2016, the total was US$ 6.2 billion, an increase of 6.2% on the previous year.

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