an amazing seven hundred thousand people come to rio de janeiro from all over the world for carnival, in addition to over one hundred and fifty thousand visitors from other parts of brazil.

in fact, internal tourism has skyrocketed in the last few years, seeing over 10% increase from one year to the next.

about 40% of the visitors are aged between 18 and 27 years of age, while about 30% are between 28 and 40 years old.

rio de janeiro literally gets sold out for carnival week - just about every available room in all hotels, all private apartments, and even couches in people's living rooms, are either rented out or given to friends and relatives.