Brasília vs Salvador

Brasília leads Salvador by 2 points on the TRAIL Index, 61 to 59. Brasília grades better on 6 measures, Salvador on 6; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Brasília 61, Salvador 59
• OECD: Brasília 60, Salvador 55
• UN Tourism: Brasília 63, Salvador 65
• UNDRR: Brasília 51, Salvador 46

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Brasília 60, Salvador 65
• Economy and jobs: Brasília 58, Salvador 58
• Climate and hazards: Brasília 60, Salvador 40
• Water and environment: Brasília 69, Salvador 75
• Community and housing: Brasília 83, Salvador 38
• Access and continuity: Brasília 46, Salvador 54

Where Brasília is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 27.7 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Agência Brasília / Embratur / Ministério do Turismo, Jan–Sep 2025). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Tropical nights: 43 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Green space: 30 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (metro figure) (Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae / Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Brasília, 'Urban Green Spaces in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic', 2018). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 6.4 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Fipe / DataZAP, Índice FipeZAP de Locação Residencial, 2025). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4.
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & IBGE Censo Demográfico 2022, 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Where Salvador is stronger

• Average length of stay: 5 nights per visitor (Observatório do Turismo – Prefeitura Municipal do Salvador, Relatório de Pesquisa Turística Dados Consolidados 2024, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 66.5 % average annual occupancy (Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Hotéis da Bahia (ABIH-BA), Pesquisa Conjuntural de Desempenho (Taxinfo), 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Instituto Trata Brasil / Ministério das Cidades (Ranking do Saneamento 2025, base SINISA 2023), 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Salvador Bahia Airport & Port of Salvador / Companhia das Docas do Estado da Bahia (CODEBA), 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Secretaria Municipal de Cultura e Turismo (SECULT Salvador) & SETUR Bahia, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Brazil: #32 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Brazil: #32 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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