How foreigner tourists evaluate the city of Recife

Data below reflect the impressions of foreign travellers who visited Brazil and departed through the city of Recife, in Pernambuco. To read more about how the impressions were collected and compiled, visit this page about the Embratur survey about International Tourism in Brazil.

Purpose of the trip (%)
Leisure / Holidays/ Vacation	67.98
Visits fo Family and/or Friends	18.12
Business / Conventions	11.32
Study / Teaching / Research	0.75
Others	1.89
Factors of influence in the decision to visit Brazil (%)
Information from friends	58.47
Folders / Printed Guides	17.80
Internet	8.50
Television	4.24
Magazines	2.54
Others	8.45
Age brackets (%)
18 - 27 y.o.	18.73
28 - 45 y.o.	52.43
46 - 65 y.o.	25.09
over 65 y.o.	3.75
Level of Education (%)
Elementary	2.62
Intermediary	36.33
Superior	61.05
Occupation (%)
Engineer	6.77
Student	6.02
Technician	5.64
Business Manager	5.26
Retired	4.89
Entrepreneur	3.51
Companionship (%)
Alone	22.05
With family	43.35
With friends	32.70
Travel package	1.90
Average annual income	US$ 27,352.60
Organization of the trip (%)
Not organized by travel agencies	75.75
Organized by travel agencies	24.25
Repeat trips to Brazil (%)
First time trip	38.43
Not first trip	61.57
Intention of returning to Brazil (%)
Have the intention to return to Brazil	97.39
Do not have the intention to return to Brazil	2.61
Averagage staying	9.36 days
Average spending per person	US$ 78.50
Other cities visited (%)
Salvador	23.88
Natal	22.01
Rio de Janeiro	19.40
Fortaleza	12.31
Maceio	11.94
Sao Paulo	10.07
Lodging (%)
Hotels	57.03
Family / Friends	32.03
House / Flat Rented	6.25
House / Flat Own	3.91
Other	0.78

Hotels Evaluation (%)
Evaluation	Cleanness	Services	Price
Excellent	28.75	37.04	17.57
Good	58.75	55.56	64.86
Regular	12.50	6.17	14.86
Bad	-	1.23	2.71

Restaurants Evaluation (%)
Evaluation	Cleanness	Services	Food Quality	Prices	Typical food
Excellent	20.00	29.84	26.40	22.40	38.21
Good	58.40	59.68	66.40	56.80	57.72
Regular	17.60	8.87	6.40	19.20	3.25
Bad	4.00	1.61	0.80	1.60	0.81

Tourist Information (%)
Evaluation	Availability of information	Accuracy of information
Excellent	21.74	22.92
Good	52.17	52.08
Regular	19.57	22.92
Bad	6.52	2.08

Tourist Guides (%)
Evaluation	Services	Time keeping
Excellent	31.58	24.32
Good	63.16	56.76
Regular	5.26	16.22
Bad	-	2.70

Most common complaints (%)
Dirtiness	26.36
Tourist Information	22.64
Safety	19.69
Public Transportation	12.50
Telecommunications	7.55
Nightlife	3.16
Taxi	2.86
Meeting of expectations (%)
Expectations exceeded	32.83
Expectations fully met	50.75
Expectations partially met	13.43
Disappointed	2.99