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Rio de Janeiro has the approval of tourists in this carnival. According to research by Riotur Tourism Company of Rio de Janeiro - 98% of respondents reported that the visit to Rio exceeded or met expectations. Among the foreigners, 51% had their expectations exceeded. Results from 2009 highlight positive assessment of the respondents in relation to urban transport services and tourist information that have won top scores in comparison to 2008. The survey was conducted on 21, 22 and 23 February.

In total 1141 people were heard in the Sambadrome, where there were the parades of samba schools and is one of the facilities provided to the Rio to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Were also interviewed tourists Terreirão Samba, near the place where they are made Sambadrome shows. Besides the parades, the Rio offers street carnival which this year featured more than 400.

The public transport service in the opinion of foreign tourists, had 8,5, and tourist information item, 8.4, scores higher than those recorded in the survey conducted in 2008, with 8.0 and 7.8 respectively. The safety, the note of Rio also improved, moving from 7.2 in 2008 to 7.7 in 2009.

According to the survey, the average age of visitors from other countries is quite diverse, with 53% of people between 29 and 39 years and trained in higher education (78%), being mostly stay in hotels. What influences the decision to visit the Sambadrome for the first time, as evidenced by the survey, 44% foreigners believe the information from friends and in their choice of destination. Still according to the survey, foreign visitors, except for summer months, give preference to the months of August and September - dates in Rio 2016 for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games - to visit the citizens