500,000 Foreign Tourists to Attend Brazil World Cup Games
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Brazil raised its estimate of the number of overseas ticket holders for soccer’s World Cup by 66 percent to 500,000.
The figures, from deputy sports minister Luis Fernandes, follow a forecast of 300,000 given by Brazil’s tourism ministry last week. Fernandes said the total number of visitors from overseas, including travelers without game tickets, will be “significantly more” than 500,000.