According to the Central Bank of Brazil, international tourists spent over R$18 (US$3.6) billion in Brazil in the first half of the year, making it the second-highest expenditure recorded, only surpassed by 2014, the year Brazil hosted the World Cup. In the first six months, Brazil welcomed over 3.2 million foreign tourists, as per a […]
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