Where do the foreign tourists in Brazil come from?

Have you ever asked yourselve where do all the tourists in Brazil come from?

Here’s the top ten (data from 2005):

1. Argentina. 992.000 tourists. For 87% it’s not their first visit to Brazil. Main destinations: Rio de Janeiro, Búzios, São Paulo, Florianópolis y Porto Alegre.
    
2. United States. 794.000 tourists. For 61% it’s not their first visit to Brazil. Main destinations: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Búzios. 
   
   
3. Portugal. 358.000 tourists. For 67% it’s not their first visit to Brazil. Main destinations: Recife, Fortaleza, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Natal. 
   
   
4. Uruguay. 342.000 tourists. For 90% it’s not their first visit to Brazil. Main destinations: Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis, Balneário Camboriú. 
   
   
5. Germany. 309.000 tourists. For 58% it’s not their first visit to Brazil. Main destinations: Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Foz do Iguaçu, São Paulo, Recife. 
   
   
6. Italy. 304.000 tourists. For 64% it’s not their first visit to Brazil. Main destinations: Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza, Recife, Foz do Iguaçu. 
   
   
7. France. 252.000 tourists. For 50% it’s not their first visit to Brazil. Main destinations: Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, São Paulo, Foz do Iguaçu, Fortaleza. 
   
   
8. Paraguay. 249.000 tourists. For 70% it’s not their first visit to Brazil. Main destinations: Balneário Camboriú, Florianópolis, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bombinhas. 
   
   
9. Spain. 173.000 tourists. For 55% it’s not their first visit to Brazil. Main destinations: Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Recife, Fortaleza. 
   
   
10. Chile. 170.000 tourists. For 66% it’s not their first visit to Brazil. Main destinations: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Búzios, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre.

Source: Brazilian magazine Exame.