
Data points to a 1.15% increase in international bookings for the race period in Interlagos
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The Formula 1 Grand Prix in Interlagos attracts a large volume of international tourists to the capital of São Paulo annually.
Embratur registered 14,933 international air reservations with São Paulo as the destination between November 4th and 11th. The period coincides with the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Interlagos. Training begins on November 6th and the race will be on the 8th.
It is a slight increase (1.15%) in relation to ticket reservations in the same period last year and represents 5% of the total 303.6 thousand people who attended the event in 2025, when the GP registered record attendance. The data takes into account purchases made until September 24th.
Among the issuing markets, the largest number of reserves is from Argentina (3,685), with an average expenditure of US$722.10. Then there is the USA, with 2,237 reservations, but with a higher ticket, at US$1,796.70.
The biggest growth was in Mexico, with an increase of 54.8% compared to 2025. This year there were 383 reservations until the end of last month.
The top ten issuing markets also include Chile, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Japan, with a combined 3,437 tickets.
"Ticket issuance data helps us understand where this audience comes from and direct the promotion of Brazil in markets with the greatest potential", says the president of Embratur, Bruno Reis.

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