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...
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