Characterization of Tourism Clusters in Brazil

Luiz Carlos de Santana Ribeiro and José Roberto de Lima Andrade
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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

Tourism Economics, 2015, vol. 21, issue 5, 957-976

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.

Keywords: cluster analysis; touristic services; shift-share; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.5367/te.2014.0384

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