Brazil welcomed a record 73,311 Chinese visitors in the first half of this year; this is a 55 percent increase from the same period in 2025. The surge is strengthening the Brazilian government’s case for extending the reciprocal visa waiver, which is scheduled to expire at the end of December. Paulo Cabral reports from São Paulo.

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