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...
Brazil has modernized and expanded its infrastructure in preparation for the 2014 Soccer World Cup and other major athletic events. One main area of activity was the renovation and construction of sports stadiums. Clever material solutions from Bayer MaterialScience are contributing to the comfort and...
“I think that there have been artist tours that were not possible to carry out here in Brazil for financial reasons,” Medina says. “Now we not only have the stadiums, we have a national market that has welcomed 30 million new consumers in the last 15 years.”...
Location:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Capacity:78,838 One of the world's most iconic stadiums, the Maracanã, hosted this year's World Cup final between Germany and Argentina. It was the first time a final of the tournament has been played in a solar-powered stadium. M ore than 1,500 solar...
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. ...
One advantage of bringing the World Cup to such a small country, of course, is that travel times will be miniscule compared to the tournaments in Brazil and Russia. The greatest distance between two stadiums will be approximately 130 kilometres, a drive of approximately an hour and a half. ...
World Cup is Uruguay. The credit of winning the FIFA World Cup for FIVE Times goes to Brazil and Brazil holds the record of having played all the tournaments of FIFA World Cup. There are two other teams, which hold the second position of winning the FIFA World Cup and to join the ...
Where is the World Cup 2022? The 2022 World Cup is hosted by Qatar. The matches are going to be held between eight venues in the capital city of Doha, and the surrounding cities of Lusail, Al Khor, Al Rayyan, and Al Wakrah. Each of the Qatar World Cup stadiums completed construction...
The Rose Bowl also hosted the final that year -- with Brazil topping Italy in a penalty shootout -- and again in 1999 for the Women's World Cup, when the United States beat China, also on penalties. With three host nations from Concacaf, 45 other teams will advance to the World Cup...
Arena Pernambuco is located in Recife in northeastern Brazil.(Image Courtesy of GE) 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 fie...