During the carnival of Rio de Janeiro in 2014, 30.75% of tourism revenue was from LGBT people.[citation needed] The total was R$1.5 billion, and 461 million of gays and lesbians[citation needed]. The majority of tourists in Brazil were from the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, and from other countries were the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.[5]
The Brazilian LGBT prides move millions in cash every year. Only the São Paulo Gay Pride Parade, with 3.5 million participants, attracts 400,000 LGBT tourists, that will yield to the coffers of the state, about $70 million euros or $160 million reais.[6][7]
According to Out Now Consulting, in 2010, LGBT consumers residing in Argentina have spent a total of US$4 billion in leisure travel. In Mexico, LGBT consumers spent US$8 billion in leisure travel, while LGBT Brazilians spend more than US$20 billion in leisure travel, the largest in Latin America. The majority of foreign LGBT tourists in Brazil are U.S. citizens, British, Germans, French, and Dutch.[8] According to the LGBT app Grindr, the city of Rio de Janeiro has the best gay beach of the world, and the city of São Paulo has the best gay parade of the world.[9]