Brazilian Tourism is increasing. In and out o f the Country.

Chinese and Brazilian tourists are prolific shoppers,

 just as the Japanese were in the bubble days of the 1980s.

 Just in 2010, Chinese tourists spent $5 billion in the US,

 a 39% rise over 2009.

 Brazilians spent $5.9 billion here in the same year,

 a 30% increase.

US Commerce Department data shows that in 2010,

 the latest year for which comprehensive data is available,

 the greatest portion of Chinese visitors,

 46%, came to the US primarily for business. 

Brazilians, on the other hand,

 come overwhelmingly for pleasure;

 94% of Chinese and 91% of Brazilians report

 doing a lot of shopping during their stay.

 Far fewer bring their real and yuan

 to national parks and cultural sites.

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