Brazil 2014: 632,646 tourists injected €462m into local economy of Brasilia

488,903 Brazilians and 143,743 foreign tourists went to Brasilia to watch the seven 2014 World Cup fixtures (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014) hosted in the Mané-Garrincha stadium, the Brazilian government announced on 31/07/2014.

These 632,646 tourists injected 1.3bn reais (approximately €462m) into the local economy, and stayed on average 4.2 days in the Brazilian capital. The tourists spent on average 4,000 reais each (approximately €1,321) during their trip.

478,218 spectators went to the Mané-Garrincha stadium (capacity 69,349) to watch the games, an average of 68,317 spectators per game, the second highest for a stadium in the competition after Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro, 74,170 spectators on average). During the 31 days of competition, 351,000 people visited the Fan Fest Taguaparque in Brasilia.

87 nationalities, with Colombians the most represented at 29%

• Visitors of 87 different nationalities went to Brasilia for the 2014 World Cup. 
• Colombian tourists were the largest…