Hotel occupancy during Carnival exceeds 99% in Rio de Janeiro

Hotel occupancy during this year’s carnival surpassed 2025 figures, reaching an average of 99.02% in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, higher than last year’s 98.62%.

The balance was released this Wednesday (18) by the Union of Hotels and Accommodation Services of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (HotéisRIO).

The region with the highest average occupancy was the one stretching from Glória to Botafogo, with 99.89%, followed by Ipanema/Leblon (99.75%), Centro (99.47%), Leme/Copacabana (99.46%) and Barra/Recreio/São Conrado (97.98%).

According to an analysis by the president of HotéisRIO, Alfredo Lopes, the streets were full of revelers, who followed the blocks and enjoyed the sunny days on the city’s famous beaches.

“A typically Rio party, with hospitality and joy, which resulted in full hotels and benefits for tourism – bars, restaurants and shopping malls – and for the entire city,” said Lopes.

Fluminense interior

In the same sense, the final balance of the Brazilian Association of the Hotel Industry of Rio de Janeiro (ABIH-RJ) recorded that occupancy in the interior of the state was also high, reaching 83.89%.

Check occupancy in the main tourist destinations in the interior of the state:

1. Arraial do Cabo: 95.40%;
2. Miguel Pereira: 94.40%;
3. Angra dos Reis: 93.90%;
4. Armação dos Búzios: 85.80%;
5. Brooms: 84.90%;
6. Nova Friburgo: 83.80%;
7. Paraty: 83.70%;
8. Valença/Conservatory: 83.40%;
9. Rio das Ostras: 83.20%;
10. Barra do Piraí/ Ipiabas: 82.80%;
11. Cabo Frio: 80.80%;
12. Teresópolis: 80.10%;
13. Macaé: 75.40%;
14. Petrópolis: 75.40%;
15. Itatiaia/ Penedo: 75.30%.