Tourism in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro attracts many national and international tourists who come to the city for its beaches, its varied cultural and nightlife. However, half of the passengers recorded in the hotels of Rio visit the city for work, while 29% are traveling for pleasure, 12% attends conventions and / or conferences, and 4% is a member of crews air. The remaining 5% belongs to the category "other" .99
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the city of Rio de Janeiro had in 2004 with 441 hotel establishments, most of them located in the Southern Zone, mainly in Copacabana and Ipanema.

Primary tourist destination in the Southern Hemisphere
Central Zone.
Rio de Janeiro is the main tourist destination in the Southern Hemisphere, according to survey released on January 20, 2010 by the consulting firm Euromonitor International. The study was conducted in 2008 shows that the city received 2.82 million tourists internacionales.

Visiting Rio de Janeiro, Brasi percentage of total

1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
37,40%	30,20%	32,50%	34,10%	28,80%	38,58%	36,90%

Most tourism to Rio de Janeiro Brazil from the same (65%), while 35% comes from other countries. International tourists, 38% are from Europe, South America contributes 24%, the same percentage that shows North America, while the remaining 14% up from Asia, Africa, Central America and Oceania