Children play soccer during their training session at Sao Carlos slum in Rio de Janeiro May 15, 2014. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The World Cup will give Brazil's sluggish economy only a modest boost, if at all, although it should improve the country's reputation for business and tourism, despite construction delays and fears of social unrest, a Reuters poll found.
The month-long tournament will probably add just 0.2 percentage points to Brazil's economic growth this year, according to the median of 116 estimates in a global sample of economists polled this week.
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