Brazil 2014: Tourists spend €108.5m in Manaus; €229.6m collected in taxes

119,925 tourists descended on Manaus (the capital of the state of Amazonas) for the four group stage fixtures of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (12/06 to 13/07/2014). They spent 325.8m reais (approximately €108.5m) in the local economy, the Brazilian government said on 15/07/2014.

4.37bn reais (€1.45bn) in taxes were collected from January to...