The World Cup Stadiums of Brazil, In Awesome IllustrationsAndre ChioteArchdaily
The World Cup, starting in June, has turned Brazil on its head with the building and renovation of stadiums across the country, creating some of the most impressive venues in sport. The tournament may be the biggest football event on the planet but it isn’t always about what’s happening...
razil spent $4 billion to build or renovate 12 stadiums in preparation for the 2014 World Cup, a move that, like the rest of the country’s soccer spending spree, generated more jeers than cheers. While a few of these stadiums will get some action during the 2016 Summer Olympics, proposal...
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Half of the 12 stadiums built or renovated with taxpayers' money to host the Brazil World Cup in 2014 saw funds pocketed by government officials and construction company executives, local media reported on Friday. In the case of at least four of those ...
by adding 12 World Cup stadiums in Google Maps Street View. Not only can you check out high-res panoramic imagery of the venues, you can also view the iconic painted streets – a Brazilian World Cup tradition – and hundreds of new images of interesting landmarks and locales across Brazil...
Each of the five stadiums - besides Maracanã they include arenas in Porto Allegre, Brasília, Manaus and Fortazela - has about 400 lights. It takes about three days for GE workers to focus them on the field. They tune two lights at a time, one from each side. They train them at a...
"I'm totally against the Cup," said protester and university student Tameres Mota. "We're in a country where the money doesn't go to the community, and meanwhile we see all these millions spent on stadiums."
The state-owned development bankBNDEShas allocated $2.2 billion specifically to the World Cup stadiums but so far only 0.5 percent of the figure has been used. Access: Brazil - A CNBC Special Report There are severe delays in the construction because the stadium projects have not yet been appr...
The World Cup brings other risks for the incumbent. Last June’s marches coincided with the Confederations Cup, a dress rehearsal for this year’s tournament. The timing added fuel to protesters’ rage by highlighting the contrast between pricey new stadiums and shoddy public infrastructure, and ...
The Brazilian National Soccer Team has won the World Cup five times—that's 6 than any other county in the world! There are many soccer stadiums in Brazil, and some of them are very large. In fact, the Marakanam Stadium, 7 for the 1950 Soccer World Cup, is the largest in the world...