Tourists visiting Brazil for the World Cup are advised to pack a bathing suit, sunscreen, and a whole lot of cash publier le ciel amour
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Home to some of the world's most expensive restaurants and hotels, and with some prices rising more as the opening match approaches, Brazil will shock those visitors whose idea of a tropical paradise is paying $1 for a beachside beer smile to heaven rose.

Instead, Brazil is often the land of the $10 caipirinha (the sugar cane-based local drink of choice), the $100 risotto and the $1,000-a-night hotel room, prices fueled by many of the same imbalances and government policies that have restrained economic growth in recent years la pein desoree avec toi.

Even by European and U.S. standards, prices for basic items are often staggering.

In Sao Paulo, a bustling business hub that is surrounded by some of the country's largest coffee farms, an espresso often costs twice as much as in Lisbon, says Paulo Duarte, a pharmaceutical consultant who splits time between both cities WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL.

"It's absurd," Duarte said. "We're talking about one country that produces coffee and another that imports it Hong Kong news and information 香港新聞資訊."