Embratur said the vast majority of tourists arriving in the country traveled by air, with more than 4 million visitors entering Brazil by air between January and July 2026. This figure represented a 12 percent increase compared with the same period in 2025. During the same period, Brazil welcomed 5.87 million international visitors, reaching the second-highest figure in its history.
Seven strategic markets in the Americas stood out between January and July. By country, visitor numbers increased by 4.3 percent from Chile, 2.9 percent from Uruguay, 33 percent from Colombia, 18.8 percent from Peru, 14.6 percent from Canada, 64.5 percent from China, and 11 percent from Mexico.
The number of visitors from China also increased significantly in July. Chinese visitor numbers rose from 7,520 in 2025 to 16,800 this year.
