Rio de Janeiro’s special events secretary Ruy Cezar said the majestic Maracana stadium will be ready for the 2014 World Cup though construction work is just 40 percent complete. Cezar’s comments came after Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo reported that Maracana would not meet even the International Olympic Council’s (IOC) demands for the 2016 [...]
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Travel and Tourism in Brazil, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2016: Hosting of FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games to Promote Tourism Growth
The inform provides top-level marketplace analysis, data and insights, including: Historic and predict marketplace sizes casing the whole Brazilian go industry Detailed review of traveller spending patterns in Brazil Descriptions and marketplace outlooks for assorted sectors in the Brazilian traveller industry, such as transportation, place to stay and go intermediaries Detailed marketplace categorization opposite any [...]
Brazil Will Be a Good Host for 2014 World Cup
Brna, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) Swiss Joseph Blatter, president of the International Soccer Federation (Fifa) assured here Wednesday that Brazil will be a very good host for the 2014 World Soccer Cup. “After Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and the government confirmed all the warranties, we are sure that despite the pending tasks, Brazil will organize [...]
Brazil, Chile swap organising duty of Copa America
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced an agreement with Chile to exchange the years in which each will hold the Copa America.As expected, CBF president Jose Maria Marin opted to transfer the duty of organising the 2015 Copa America to Chile Saturday. In exchange, Brazil will receive the 2019 Copa America. Marin declared that the [...]
Brazil legend Ronaldo refuses to rule out CBF presidency after 2014 World Cup
The retired striker does not exclude the possibility of taking over the governing body, but insists that his current focus is helping preparations for the showpiece event Brazil legend Ronaldo has indicated that he wants to start a political career in football, with the presidency of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) a possibility after the [...]
A Day in Natal, one of the 2014 FIFA World Cup host city
HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT NATAL According to inlfrmation Irom IDEMA, the history 0f Rio Grande do Norte captainship started in the year 1535 with the Portuguese arrival Ileet the mouth of the Potengi river, stressed by Aires da Cunha the service ofthe donatory, João de Barros, and the Portuguese king, which has not had success to lace the [...]
Ronaldo announces free tickets for underprivileged
Ronaldo Brazil 9 – Ronaldo had to console another Brazilian football legend Romario at an event yesterday as the Brazilian Football Federation announced that they would be donating 32,000 tickets to the underprivileged. 500 tickets per match will be given to the disabled community and to low income families so that they can attend the [...]
Maracanã – World Cup 2014 Stadium
Photo by Olivier “iko” Petit. Maracanã, international symbol of soccer-land, preserves the history of the sport that looks just like Brazil. Among the wonders of Rio, Maracanã, the largest stadium in the world, is one of the country’s major tourist and cultural patrimonies. In the land of soccer, where this sport is almost a religion, [...]
Immerse A Day in the culture of São Paulo
A trip through the cinemas, theaters and museums of São Paulo reveals the best of the Brazilian arts scene. Visiting São Paulo is like diving into a sea of culture. Following the examples of London and New York, São Paulo combines the best of the modern world in its arts and entertainment offerings. Museums exhibit [...]
2014 Brazil World Cup: Map of host cities
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil will have 12 host cities: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio De Janeiro, Salvador, and São Paulo. Is expected that the number of hotel rooms in Brazil will increase over 40% until 2014 Brazil World Cup to receive the national teams and tourists from [...]
