Manaus vs Salvador

Manaus leads Salvador by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 61 to 59. Manaus grades better on 6 measures, Salvador on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Manaus 61, Salvador 59
• OECD: Manaus 57, Salvador 55
• UN Tourism: Manaus 62, Salvador 65
• UNDRR: Manaus 42, Salvador 46

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Manaus 70, Salvador 65
• Economy and jobs: Manaus 58, Salvador 58
• Climate and hazards: Manaus 35, Salvador 40
• Water and environment: Manaus 63, Salvador 75
• Community and housing: Manaus 92, Salvador 38
• Access and continuity: Manaus 46, Salvador 54

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Where Salvador is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 66.5 % average annual occupancy (Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Hotéis da Bahia (ABIH-BA), Pesquisa Conjuntural de Desempenho (Taxinfo), 2025). Between 65 and 75: 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.
• 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.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Salvador Bahia Airport & Port of Salvador / Companhia das Docas do Estado da Bahia (CODEBA), 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• 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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