Sao Paulo enjoys record tourism levels

The latest tourism figures from Sao Paulo have provided further evidence of Brazil's growing popularity as an international holiday destination.

According to data from Sao Paulo Turismo, a total of 11 million people visited the city during 2008, with 1.7 million of that number coming from overseas.

The figure is Sao Paulo's highest ever annual tourism intake and represents an increase of 2.8% on last year's level, brazzilmag.com reports.

While Rio de Janeiro is arguably more famous for its tourist attractions, Sao Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and provides the South American country's main economic and financial centre.

The statistics reveal that 57.2% of foreign visitors travelled to the city for business last year, while 20.7% were visiting friends or relatives and 13.6 per cent arrived for leisure purposes.

Brazil is growing in stature as an investment location as well as a holiday hotspot, with homesgofast.com recently describing the property market as "well-positioned for 2009".

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