Economia
The most expensive World Cup stadium — located in the capital, Brasilia, and with a price tag of $550 million — is being used as a parking lot for buses.
The stadium in Cuiaba — which cost some $215 million to build — has made news repeatedly: first for being closed down because of faulty construction, and then recently for the homeless people squatting in its unused locker rooms.
The manager of that facility says the city is looking for a private company to take over the project, because the maintenance has been draining city coffers.
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Brazil Builder Collapse Jeopardizes World Cup Stadiums "... A 22-kilometer (13.7-mile) scar disfigures the center of the western city of Cuiaba, where a promised rail project hasn’t been built. Forty new wagons continue to gather dust near the city’s...
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FIFA made an insane amount of money off of Brazil's $15 billion World Cup FIFA made $2.4 billion in TV rights fees, $1.6 billion in sponsorships, and $527 million in ticket sales. Much of FIFA's World Cup spending went to participating teams...
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Brazil's WCup: Anger over waste, poor planning AP Photo: Portal da Copa, Jose Medeiros An aerial view of a project, known locally as "The Big Ditch," to reroute one of three main traffic arteries in Cuiaba, Brazil....
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Brazil, Country of the Future No More?Andrés VelascoSANTIAGO – During a visit to Rio de Janeiro last year, US President Barack Obama told a cheering crowd that Brazil is the country of the future no more. “For so long, you were...told to wait for...
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Brazil's World Cup rush fuels spending blowout By Stuart GrudgingsRIO DE JANEIRO | "... Concerns are mounting that Brazil's push to speed up its preparations for the soccer tournament risks fueling corruption and an explosion in costs dwarfing...
Economia
O legado da Copa
Brazil's World Cup Legacy Includes $550M Stadium-Turned-Parking Lot
It has been almost a year since the World Cup in Brazil. The party is long over, but the country is still dealing with the hangover — in the form of "white elephant" stadiums and unfinished infrastructure projects. They come at a time when the country faces economic woes and the prospect of another expensive mega event: next year's summer Olympics.The most expensive World Cup stadium — located in the capital, Brasilia, and with a price tag of $550 million — is being used as a parking lot for buses.
The stadium in Cuiaba — which cost some $215 million to build — has made news repeatedly: first for being closed down because of faulty construction, and then recently for the homeless people squatting in its unused locker rooms.
The manager of that facility says the city is looking for a private company to take over the project, because the maintenance has been draining city coffers.
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- Ruínas Da Copa
Brazil Builder Collapse Jeopardizes World Cup Stadiums "... A 22-kilometer (13.7-mile) scar disfigures the center of the western city of Cuiaba, where a promised rail project hasn’t been built. Forty new wagons continue to gather dust near the city’s...
- Custos E Lucros Da Copa
FIFA made an insane amount of money off of Brazil's $15 billion World Cup FIFA made $2.4 billion in TV rights fees, $1.6 billion in sponsorships, and $527 million in ticket sales. Much of FIFA's World Cup spending went to participating teams...
- Copa
Brazil's WCup: Anger over waste, poor planning AP Photo: Portal da Copa, Jose Medeiros An aerial view of a project, known locally as "The Big Ditch," to reroute one of three main traffic arteries in Cuiaba, Brazil....
- Potencial De Crescimento Econômico Do Brasil Em Dúvida
Brazil, Country of the Future No More?Andrés VelascoSANTIAGO – During a visit to Rio de Janeiro last year, US President Barack Obama told a cheering crowd that Brazil is the country of the future no more. “For so long, you were...told to wait for...
- Custos Da Copa
Brazil's World Cup rush fuels spending blowout By Stuart GrudgingsRIO DE JANEIRO | "... Concerns are mounting that Brazil's push to speed up its preparations for the soccer tournament risks fueling corruption and an explosion in costs dwarfing...