Foreign tourists and Brazilians visiting the six venues of the Confederations Cup brought greater than £90 million to the local economy in the course of the 15 days of the contest.
The calculation, made by Embratur, was in keeping with the collection of tourists and the length of stay of every visitor within the six cities that were hosting the games, in addition to money spent by the delegations and teams participating inside the tournament.
The tournament was, however, rocked by political unrest as millions of demonstrators took to the streets to complain in regards to the cost of the imminent FIFA World Cup.
A total of 13,759 tickets were sold to foreigners and 111,569 to Brazilians.
According to Embratur, foreign tourists stayed on average for roughly ten days within the city, whereas Brazilians stayed for 3 days inside the locality of the sport.
“These numbers show how mega-events bring a right away return on investment to the local economy.
“A significant slice of those resources goes directly into the pockets of local shopkeepers, street vendors and small businesses”, said Flávio Dino, president of Embratur.
“The world is being used to seeing huge mass demonstrations as a democratic and healthy phenomenon.
“Brazil, one of many largest democracies on this planet, couldn’t remain an exception”, stated Dino.
He talked about that the President, Dilma Rousseff, announced last week that she is going to demand a referendum to permit the nation to determine whether it wants a reform of the country’s political structure.
“The government is responding quickly and boldly to demands from the streets.”
Dino highlighted that, inside the Confederations Cup, which came about in the course of the protests, there have been no incidents involving foreign tourists.
The Brazilian Association of Tour Operators (Braztoa) confirmed that there have been no cancellations of trips.
“Tourism in Brazil carries on as usual,” summarised Dino.