Fortaleza vs Manaus

Manaus leads Fortaleza by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 61 to 57. Fortaleza grades better on 6 measures, Manaus on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Fortaleza 57, Manaus 61
• OECD: Fortaleza 54, Manaus 57
• UN Tourism: Fortaleza 53, Manaus 62
• UNDRR: Fortaleza 43, Manaus 42

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Fortaleza 75, Manaus 70
• Economy and jobs: Fortaleza 58, Manaus 58
• Climate and hazards: Fortaleza 45, Manaus 35
• Water and environment: Fortaleza 38, Manaus 63
• Community and housing: Fortaleza 63, Manaus 92
• Access and continuity: Fortaleza 50, Manaus 46

Where Fortaleza is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 74.2 % average annual occupancy (Observatório do Turismo da Secretaria Municipal do Turismo de Fortaleza (Setfor), 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• 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.
• 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.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 56 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Instituto Trata Brasil / SNIS, Ranking do Saneamento, 2021). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Fraport Brasil / Companhia Docas do Ceará / DNIT, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.

Where Manaus is stronger

• Income per head: 25,773 GDP per capita, USD PPP (IBGE - Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios & World Bank Open Data, 2023). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 452.6 kg per resident per year (Sistema Nacional de Informações sobre Saneamento (SNIS) via Secretaria Municipal de Limpeza Urbana / Portal AM1, 2022). Between 450 and 550: 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.

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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