World Cup Attendees Expected to Spend $2,500 Each in Brazil


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Despite Brazil's infrastructure delays and the rising probability of protests, tourists will still travel to the games, sleep in hotels, and eat local food. Whether the more than $3 billion economic boost is worth the criticism and political strife is yet to be determined.

Foreign tourists headed to Brazil for the World Cup next month are expected to spend $2,500 a person, according to new research from Brazil’s Ministry of Tourism and the Economic Research Institute Foundation. The 300,000 foreign tourists set to visit Brazil specifically for the World