Overview
- The total was roughly 40% higher than the 6.7 million foreign visitors recorded in 2024, according to Embratur.
- International tourism receipts reached US$7.17 billion from January to November, an 8.41% year-over-year increase.
- São Paulo led all destinations with about 2.5 million foreign arrivals through November, followed by Rio de Janeiro.
- Argentina was the top source market with 3.1 million entries in 11 months, and 65.6% of arrivals came by air.
- Airlines scheduled 150,000 flights and 20 million seats for December 2025 to February 2026, a 15% increase from a year earlier.