Al Jazeera America (blog) |
World Cup tourists, get ready for price shock
East Valley Tribune RIO DE JANEIRO — World Cup visitors, welcome to Brazil, land of soccer, sun and sky-high prices. Unlike nearby Latin American nations where a tourist's U.S. dollar or European Union euro seemingly stretches forever, Brazil is astoundingly expensive. Could 2014 see Europe win its first Latin American World Cup? Brazil police, military take to the field for World Cup A different way to enjoy the World Cup: stay in a slum |