the caderno de turismo do estado do rio de janeiro - passaporte para o desenvolvimento do estado (the state tourims book - passport to the development of the state) offers an introduction to the economy of tourism, and the analysis of statistics related to ecotourims, beach tourism, mountain tourism, and rural tourism across rio de janeiro state, offering a wealth of information.

this book was written with the aim of gathering and analyzing data on the impact of tourism on the state of rio de janeiro with the hope of guiding the development of public policy - using this information, legislators and public administrators can develop a comprehensive plan for how to develop the tourist industry sustainably in the 92 cities that make up the state.

the text is divided into two parts, which includes a brief summary of important economic theories relating to tourism, based on recent literature, and an analysis of general and specific data on tourism.