How many tourists visited Rio De Janeiro in 2015?

Tourists injected $6.2 billion into Brazilian economy, compared to $5.84 billion in 2015. ... FILE - Neymar, second from right, and his Brazil teammates pose with their gold medals after defeating Germany to win the Olympics soccer final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 20, 2016. Share. read more

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – During the 2015 Carnival celebrations the city of Rio de Janeiro welcomed approximately 977,000 tourists, according to the Secretaria Municipal de Turismo, known as Riotur. The data released on Sunday, February 22nd, showed that the visitors generated US$782 million in revenue for the city. read more

About 5 million tourists (international and domestic) visit Rio de Janeiro each year. It’s expected that 2016 will have higher figures due to the Olympic Games. Most foreign visitors come from Argentina, USA, Chile. According to Embratur (National Tourism Board), 9 out of 10 visitors want to return to the country. read more