Officials say 1.5 million Brazilians will head to the U.S. in 2012 -- most of them to Florida . And with only four U.S. consular offices in a country that is bigger than the continental United States , a lot of Brazilians trying to visit the U.S. must travel long distances for their interview . Brazilians outnumbered all other international travelers to Florida last year . President Obama hopes to speed up the visa approval process for countries like Brazil . TL;DR Brazilian officials are trying to get more visas approved so that they can send their citizens back home.
Officials say 1.5 million Brazilians will head to the U.S. in 2012 -- most of them to Florida . Brazilians outnumbered all other international travelers to Florida last year . President Obama hopes to speed up the visa approval process for countries like Brazil . TL;DR Brazilian officials are trying to get more visas approved so that they can send their citizens back home.