In February, Brazil’s tourism experienced a slight decline of 0.8% compared to January, according to data of the Brazilian stats agency IBGE. Despite this monthly decrease, tourism activities were still 2.2% above the levels of February 2020, before the pandemic hit. However, these figures also show a 4.3% drop from the highest point recorded in […]
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