Fortaleza vs Salvador

Salvador leads Fortaleza by 2 points on the TRAIL Index, 59 to 57. Fortaleza grades better on 5 measures, Salvador on 5; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Fortaleza 57, Salvador 59
• OECD: Fortaleza 54, Salvador 55
• UN Tourism: Fortaleza 53, Salvador 65
• UNDRR: Fortaleza 43, Salvador 46

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Fortaleza 75, Salvador 65
• Economy and jobs: Fortaleza 58, Salvador 58
• Climate and hazards: Fortaleza 45, Salvador 40
• Water and environment: Fortaleza 38, Salvador 75
• Community and housing: Fortaleza 63, Salvador 38
• Access and continuity: Fortaleza 50, Salvador 54

Where Fortaleza is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 24.1 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Ministério do Turismo & Embratur / Secretaria do Turismo do Ceará (Setur-CE), Jan–Aug 2026). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 7.8 % of the labour force (IBGE - Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios Contínua (PNAD Contínua), Q3 2024). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Rent growth: 12.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Fipe / Grupo OLX (Índice FipeZAP de Locação Residencial), March 2025 – February 2026). Between 10 and 15: grade 1/4.
• Short-let density: 0.4 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & IBGE, August 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Where Salvador is stronger

• Income per head: 23,433 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• 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.
• Municipal waste per resident: 372.3 kg per resident per year (Ministério do Desenvolvimento Regional / Sistema Nacional de Informações sobre Saneamento (SNIS) - Diagnóstico Temático Manejo de Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos, 2021). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Green space: 26.2 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MapBiomas (Perfil das Áreas Urbanas no Brasil), 2023). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• 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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