Jet fuel has almost doubled since the Middle East conflict. Brazil's best April on record for tourism revenue owes more to prices than to travellers.
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Key Facts
—The record. Brazilian tourism earned R$23.2bn ($4.5bn) in April, the highest for that month in the series, up 2.7 percent on a year earlier.
—The engine. Air transport alone brought in R$6.9bn ($1.34bn), also an April record, on average fares nine percent higher.
—The cost. Jet fuel sold at about R$3.33 a litre before the Middle East conflict. It now reaches R$6.50, close to double.
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