The Argentine exchange party in Brazil in February showed its results. According to the latest international tourism report at the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC), the number of Argentine tourists who visited Brazil last month reached 703,600, almost double (96.9%) as the same month last year.
In the opposite direction, the number of Brazilians who visited Argentina retreated 42.8% in the same comparison to 57,300.
The main reason for this difference is that the current exchange rate management in the country has generated a weight momentarily valued in relation to coins of neighboring countries, such as Brazil.
That is, Brazil has become a cheap dollar destination. Or, as the University of Buenos Aires, Martin Rapetti, joked: “The real exchange rate is a relative price; when it is low (late) it is better to go to Brazil, Miami or Punta del Este [no Uruguai]or even for Rimini, with Odalisks! When it is high, go to Mendoza, Bariloche or Mar del Plata. ”
The total exits of Argentine abroad totaled 2.443 million people, with 1.823 million tourists (those who spend at least one night at the destination) and 619,400 (who do not stay overnight). The main destinations were Brazil (38.6%), Chile (20.2%) and Uruguay (16.3%).
Also according to the data, 63.9% of tourists residing in Argentina left the country by land, 27.6% chose the airway and 8.5% opted for the river or maritime.
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In January, exits abroad had added 2,599 million visitors, with Brazil representing 32.8%of the total, followed by Chile (22.9%) and Uruguay (16.3%).
The INDEC also announced that in February 2025 there was a ticket of 762.6 thousand visitors not resident in the country in all access roads, of which 494,400 were tourists and 268.1 thousand were tour.
According to the data, 23.7% of tourists in Argentina in February came from Chile, 19.6% originated in Europe and 12.1% came from the United States and Canada.
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In February a negative balance of 1,680 million international visitors was recorded in the country.
