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Incoming flights from foreign countries to Brazil stood at 4.62 million in the first half of this year, as against 4.35 million during the same period of 2011.

This year, the holy period for Islam begins on July 20 and ends on August 18. Mosques throughout the country become crowded at prayer times and the faithful meet to break their fast late in the day.

The country has gone from second to eighth in the list of countries with the most optimistic businessmen. Still, it remains among the ten most positive in a survey of 40 nations.