📋 Tender Overview
Passenger movement on flights within Brazil reached the mark of 8.5 million travelers throughout September, the best result for the month since the beginning of the historical series, in January 2000. The result represents an increase of 7.6% compared to the same period in 2024, when the number totaled 7.9 million, and ensures the 13th consecutive month of increase. The data comes from the demand and supply report from the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac).
Guarulhos International Airport, in Sao Paulo, led the ranking, with 2.5 million passengers, followed by the Congonhas Terminal, in the capital of Sao Paulo, which reached 1.9 million travelers. Third place went to Brasilia Airport (DF), where the number reached 1.3 million people.
In the years consolidated figures, the total number of passengers on domestic flights reached 74.2 million, an increase of 8% compared to the same period last year, when 68.7 million travelers were registered.
INTERNATIONAL - International movement also broke a record for the month, with 2.3 million passengers, an increase of 9.5% compared to September 2024.
RECORDS - In September 2025, Brazil recorded a historic milestone in the arrival of international tourists. In the first nine months of the year, the country received 7,099,237 foreign travelers, a volume 45% higher than the same period in 2024.
With this performance, Brazil surpassed, in nine months, the previous annual record of 2024, when 6,773,619 international tourists came to the country. The new number exceeds the target for 2025 established in the National Tourism Plan (PNT) 2024-2027, which predicted the arrival of 6.9 million foreign visitors.
Furthermore, in the first nine months of the year, international tourists generated R32.5 billion (US6.044 billion) in the Brazilian economy, in expenses such as accommodation, food, transport, leisure and shopping. The value is the highest ever recorded in the historical series for the period and represents an increase of 11.7% compared to the same period in 2024.
