From Zenit:

The numbers alone tell a story of scale, momentum, and renewed devotion. Over the course of 2025, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, in the interior of São Paulo state, welcomed 10,486,118 pilgrims, according to statistics released in the first week of January 2026. It was not merely a return to pre-pandemic patterns, but a decisive leap forward: a 15 percent increase compared with 2024, when 9,057,885 faithful made the journey to Brazil’s principal Marian sanctuary. The flow of pilgrims was not evenly distributed across the year. Sixty percent of all visits took place during the second half of 2025, confirming a long-standing rhythm in Aparecida’s devotional calendar. The final quarter of the year, traditionally anchored by the feast of the nation’s patroness, once again proved decisive. In those final months alone, more than 3.5 million pilgrims arrived at the Basilica, accounting for 33 percent of the entire annual total.

How many pilgrims visited Brazil’s main shrine? Data for 2025 is released | ZENIT – English