Curitiba vs Manaus

Curitiba leads Manaus by 8 points on the CIRA Index, 69 to 61. Curitiba grades better on 7 measures, Manaus on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Curitiba 69, Manaus 61
• OECD: Curitiba 67, Manaus 57
• UN Tourism: Curitiba 70, Manaus 62
• UNDRR: Curitiba 54, Manaus 42

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Curitiba 65, Manaus 70
• Economy and jobs: Curitiba 75, Manaus 58
• Climate and hazards: Curitiba 75, Manaus 35
• Water and environment: Curitiba 81, Manaus 63
• Community and housing: Curitiba 69, Manaus 92
• Access and continuity: Curitiba 46, Manaus 46

Where Curitiba is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70 % average annual occupancy (Curitiba e Região Convention & Visitors Bureau (CCVB) / Bem Paraná, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.9 % of the labour force (IBGE via Prefeitura de Curitiba / PNAD Contínua Trimestral, Q1 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 7.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 94.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba / Instituto Trata Brasil, Ranking do Saneamento 2026 (SINISA ano-base 2024), 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 365 kg per resident per year (Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba - Coleta de Lixo, 2024). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.

Where Manaus is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 24.1 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Empresa Estadual de Turismo do Amazonas (Amazonastur) via Governo do Estado do Amazonas, 2023). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Green space: 41.7 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (InfoAmazonia / USGS Landsat analysis, 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 0.8 visitor nights per resident per year (region figure) (Governo do Estado do Amazonas / Amazonastur, Diário Oficial do Estado do Amazonas & IBGE Censo 2022, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 5.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Fipe (Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas) / Índice FipeZAP de Locação Residencial, June 2025–May 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Short-let density: 0.4 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA / ResearchGate study on Airbnb in Brazilian metropolises & IBGE Censo Demográfico 2022 (Implurb Manaus), 2023). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

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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