The Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade CNC projects a real revenue of R$458 billion ($92 billion) for Brazil’s tourism in 2023. This marks an 8.8% increase from 2022. Extended holidays contribute to this growth. Each long holiday could add 2.1% to yearly revenue. In monetary terms, that’s an extra R$48 billion ($9.6 billion). This is […]
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