In Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s first year as president, Brazil experienced unprecedented foreign tourism spending. The Central Bank’s Monday report revealed that in 2023, international visitors spent $6.9 billion in Brazil. This figure is the highest since the bank started keeping records in 1995. This spending surpassed the previous high of $6.84 billion in […]
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