Below, results of interviews with foreigner travellers who visited the city of Porto Alegre.
|
Purpose of the trip (%)
|
|
Business / Conventions
|
60.09 |
|
Leisure / Holidays/ Vacation
|
20.99 |
|
Visits fo Family and/or Friends
|
12.35 |
|
Study / Teaching / Research
|
2.88 |
|
Religion / Pilgrimage
|
1.23 |
|
Others
|
2.47 |
|
Factors of influence in the decision to visit Brazil (%)
|
|
Information from friends
|
47.37 |
|
Internet
|
24.56 |
|
Folder / Printed guides
|
7.02 |
|
Magazines
|
3.51 |
|
Television
|
1.75 |
|
Others
|
15.79 |
|
Age brackets (%)
|
|
18 - 27 y.o.
|
10.85 |
|
28 - 45 y.o.
|
48.06 |
|
46 - 65 y.o.
|
38.37 |
|
over 65 y.o.
|
2.72 |
|
Level of Education (%)
|
|
Elementary
|
1.94 |
|
Intermediary
|
18.60 |
|
Superior
|
79.46 |
|
Occupation (%)
|
|
Engineer
|
13.18 |
|
Entrepreneur
|
12.02 |
|
Commerce
|
7.36 |
|
Teacher / Professor
|
5.82 |
|
Civil servant
|
5.80 |
|
Technician
|
1.94 |
|
Companionship (%)
|
|
Alone
|
27.31 |
|
With family
|
53.46 |
|
With friends
|
16.54 |
|
Travel package
|
2.69 |
|
Average annual income
|
US$ 26,041.33
|
|
Organization of the trip (%)
|
|
Not organized by travel agencies
|
90.31 |
|
Organized by travel agencies
|
9.69 |
|
Repeat trips to Brazil (%)
|
|
First time trip
|
18.58 |
|
Not first trip
|
81.42 |
|
Intention of returning to Brazil (%)
|
|
Have the intention to return to Brazil
|
98.05 |
|
Do not have the intention to return to Brazil
|
1.95 |
|
Averagage staying
|
5.05 days
|
|
Average spending per capita
|
US$ 97.23
|
|
Other cities visited (%)
|
|
Rio de Janeiro
|
15.50 |
|
Sao Paulo
|
13.95 |
|
Florianopolis
|
9.69 |
|
Curitiba
|
8.53 |
|
Gramado
|
7.36 |
|
Foz do Iguacu
|
3.88 |
|
Belo Horizonte
|
0.78 |
|
Lodging (%)
|
|
Hotels
|
74.03 |
|
Family / Friends
|
21.43 |
|
House / Flat Own
|
1.95 |
|
House / Flat Rented
|
1.30 |
|
Other
|
1.30 |