The selection of British people travelling to Brazil last year increased by four per cent, with 155,548 making the trip in 2012.
The data, released by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, confirms that a record choice of international tourists visited Brazil in 2012, with a complete of five,433,354 tourists travelling into the rustic, a 4.5 per cent growth on 2011.
The news comes as Brazil gears as much as host two sports this year, the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 occurring in June 2013.
The matches can be played at six of the 2014 FIFA World Cup host city stadiums, including: Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasilia, Recife, Fortaleza and Belo Horizonte.
Commenting at the latest tourism figures, Flavio Dino, president, Embratur, said: “The upcoming major world physical activities which includes the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and the Rio 2016 Olympic & Paralympic games provides a beautiful opportunity to showcase Brazil’s diversity.
“The latest tourism figures signify that momentum is growing sooner than our upcoming mega events and we’re on the right track to fulfill our goal of ten million visitors by 2020.”
As as a result of the rise in tourist numbers, Brazil is operating to satisfy the growing demand for hotels and resorts. In response to the Ministry of Tourism, 109 new hotels, resorts and hostels are being inbuilt the 12 host cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.
This will add to the pre-existing 567,100 beds the 12 cities currently have.
After a gathering with representatives from the hotel industry, Dino said: “We are concentrated on providing an excellent service at an excellent price, and that is what we have to guarantee.”
The Federal Government has already reduced taxes and electricity tariffs are down by 32 per cent with the purpose of keeping costs within the hotel sector low.
“The Federal Government is committed to keeping costs down by taking measures including reducing taxes and electricity.
“We also are urging the non-public sector to maintain prices fair before the key exercises,” concluded Dino.