Areíto was nominated for Best Tropical Latin Album at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards and three nominations to Lo Nuestro Awards, including &lt;a href="Lo%20Nuestro%20Award%20for%20Tropical%20Album%20of%20the%20Year"&gt;Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year&lt;/a&gt;. To promote this album, he embarked in a 40 date the Areíto World Tour in 1993, his largest tour at the time. The album was a commercial success selling over 2 millions of copies.