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Characterization of Tourism Clusters in Brazil

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  • Luiz Carlos de Santana Ribeiro

    (Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), Rua Edson Ribeiro 64, CEP 49020-370, Aracaju-Sergipe, Brazil)

  • José Roberto de Lima Andrade

    (Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), Rua Jornalista Paulo Costa 1062, CEP: 49037-340, Aracaju-Sergipe, Brazil)

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to portray the features of touristic services in Brazil, looking to identify similarities and differences among the regions of the country. To do so, two complementary techniques are applied: cluster analysis and shift-share. The main results indicate the existence of five tourism clusters in the country, the best of them (clusters 1 and 2) predominantly comprising touristic services located in the mesoregions of the South and Southeast of Brazil, notably the state of Rio de Janeiro. Furthermore, the mesoregions of the North of Ceará, the Agreste of Pernambuco, the North of Rio de Janeiro state, metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, central Rio de Janeiro state, Assis, Araraquara, Araçatuba and Distrito Federal have offered competitive and specialized touristic services, and all are part of clusters 1 and 2, which show the best results.

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  • Luiz Carlos de Santana Ribeiro & José Roberto de Lima Andrade, 2015. "Characterization of Tourism Clusters in Brazil," Tourism Economics, , vol. 21(5), pages 957-976, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:toueco:v:21:y:2015:i:5:p:957-976
    DOI: 10.5367/te.2014.0384
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    1. Jo Chau Vu & Lindsay Turner, 2009. "The Economic Structure of World Tourism," Tourism Economics, , vol. 15(1), pages 5-21, March.
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    1. Matthias Firgo & Oliver Fritz, 2017. "Does having the right visitor mix do the job? Applying an econometric shift-share model to regional tourism developments," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 58(3), pages 469-490, May.

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