The per capita expenditure of tourists who came to the capital of Ceará in the Carnival was R$ 2,588.95. Although the data is part of a survey by the Fortaleza Tourism Observatory and was released today (28) by the Fortaleza Tourism Department (Setfor) closing.
Thus, Gilberto Gil, Lenine, Bloco do Silva, BaianaSystem and Mart'nália are some of the attractions of the Fortaleza Carnival 2020, which takes place free of charge between February 21 and 25 in ten official centers: Aterrinho da Praia de Iracema, Benfica, Mercado da Aerolândia, Pinhões Market, São Sebastião Market, Mocinha, Domingos Olímpio, Figueira de Melo Square, Falconete Fialho Municipal Forest Garden and Largo dos Tremembés (Estoril).
Thus, with the theme “Fortaleza em Cantos e Cores de Chico”, this year, the celebration pays tribute to the artist Chico da Silva for his importance in the history of plastic arts in Fortaleza and for the celebration of his 110th birthday.
According to the study, of the travelers who came to Fortaleza during the carnival period, 88,44% were national tourists, while 11,56% came from outside the country. Most domestic tourists came from São Paulo (29,67%) and Rio de Janeiro (13,16%). Regarding the tourist stay in the capital of Ceará, 41,04% stayed more than seven days in the city and 35,26% stayed from 4 to 5 days.
Therefore, almost all travelers interviewed were participating in the Fortaleza Carnival for the first time (91,91%). The main means of accommodation used during the Momino period were hotels/flats (70.52%); followed by the homes of relatives or friends (17,34%).
The places most frequented by national and foreign tourists were the Aterrinho da Praia de Iracema (64.11%); Praça do Ferreira (10.48%) and Mercado dos Pinhoes (9.27%) at closing.
Evaluation
Among the respondents, 66,47% considered the accommodations to be great. As for the gastronomy, 68,79% of the visitors also considered it to be excellent. Another 23.7% said that the cuisine is good.
The organization estimates that each day of the event 5 to 6 thousand people visited the place. The president of the Cultural Association of Carnival Entities of the State of Ceará (Acecce) Raimundo Praxedes evaluates the performance of this year's Carnival as positive.
