Brazilian Tourists Leapfrog Britons Visiting Florida

Forget those stay-at-home, World Cup soccer-obsessed Brazilians. Feeling flush in a growing economy, Brazilian tourists have dethroned the British as Florida's largest group of overseas visitors by country of origin. Orlando was by far the most popular destination, attracting 768,000 Brazilians in 2013, compared to 759,000 from the United Kingdom, according to figures released last week by the U.S. Commerce Department. The British had also been the largest group of overseas...

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