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São Luís / MA

1,090,229 pop. (2026)
21%
Completeness of CBR Tourism Intelligence
Initial portrait
Territorial characterization IBGE · INEP · Atlas Brasil · INMET. Diagnostic context; not counted toward completeness
Population
1,090,229 pop.
IBGE (population estimate) · Ref. 07/2026
GDP
R$ 39.58 bn
IBGE (Municipal GDP) · Ref. 12/2022
GDP per capita
R$ 38,137.58
IBGE (Municipal GDP) · Ref. 12/2022
IDEB
not available
data not yet available
IDHM
0.768 · Alto
Atlas Brasil (UNDP/IPEA/FJP) · Ref. 12/2010
Climate
not available
data not yet available

Opportunities and investment

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ⓘ Signals derived from public data, with an explicit formula: a signal, not a recommendation; nothing is estimated. Comparisons with peers and with the region come in when the group pages have enough base.

The municipality has 0 companies in mandatory-registration CADASTUR activities (art. 21 of Law 11,771/2008), per the Federal Revenue database, and 385 providers operating in CADASTUR in those activities. In total, 476 providers of all activities are operating in CADASTUR. Extraction of 07/2026.

What destination this is

Accessibility, logistics and connectivity

Distance to the state capital (straight line)
It is the capital
ⓘ Straight-line distance between municipal seats (IBGE coordinates); not road distance.
Source: IBGE (municipal seat coordinates) · Ref. 12/2022
Airports with scheduled flights in the state
Data not yet available
Data not yet available for this municipality.
Source: ANAC
Main access routes
Data not yet available
Main access routes not yet reported.
Source: Municipal management CBR

Demand and seasonality

Bus arrivals: trend and seasonality
Data not yet available
No registered arrivals series to compute a trend.
Source: Bus terminal CBR
Charter arrivals: trend and seasonality
35,237 passengers
Peak monthJul (7,711)
Lowest monthMay (1,999)
Months on record9
ⓘ Counted per leg: in charter travel the same group appears in arrivals and departures (round trip), which is why both figures match. CIET panel criterion; the ANTT panel counts single destinations.
Source: ANTT · Ref. 09/2026
Hotel occupancy rate
Data not yet available
No occupancy records in the period.
Source: Lodging establishments CBR

Formalization of providers

Providers operating in CADASTUR
476 operating
ActivityOperatingRegistrations
Travel agencies 255266
Tour guides 133
Lodging 6061
Restaurants and similar 4949
Tourist transport 4344
Event organizers 2727
Event infrastructure 2020
Specialized providers 1414
Car rentals 77
Nautical tourism and fishing 11
Mandatory (art. 21), operating385
Companies in mandatory-registration CNAE codes (Federal Revenue)0
ⓘ "Operating" is the status reported in CADASTUR in the 07/2026 extraction of each activity. The 6 mandatory-registration activities are those of art. 21 of Law 11,771/2008: lodging, travel agencies, tourist transport, event organizers, theme parks and campsites. Tour guides also have mandatory registration, under Law 8,623/1993, and appear as registrations because the individual file has no activity status. Other activities have optional registration.
Source: CADASTUR (Ministry of Tourism) / Federal Revenue Service · Ref. 07/2026
Net tourism jobs
+47 net 2026
Hirings4,102
Dismissals4,055
Source: Novo CAGED, tourism activities · Ref. 07/2026
Company openings (12 months)
Data not yet available
Company base not yet synced for this municipality.
Source: Federal Revenue Service
Average hiring wage (tourism)
R$ 1,980.56
Source: Novo CAGED · Ref. 07/2026

Public support and access to funding

Municipal Tourism Fund
Data not yet available
Not reported by the municipal management.
Source: Self-declaration by the municipal management CBR
Tourism Master Plan (PDTur)
Data not yet available
No Tourism Master Plan registered.
Source: Department of Tourism CBR
Providers eligible for FUNGETUR (operating in CADASTUR)
476 providers
ⓘ FUNGETUR (federal) is available to providers registered in CADASTUR.
Source: CADASTUR (Ministry of Tourism) · Ref. 07/2026