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Brazil Coach Calls For Calm To Confederations Cup Protests, As Quarter Million Demonstrate06 / 20 / 13Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari "has called for protesters to remain calm after demonstrations rocked the country during the Confederations Cup," according to Ben Smith of the BBC. Speaking before Brazil's match against Mexico on Wednesday, Scolari "likened the problems to the 2011 riots in London,... Tags: International Football, Brazil |
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TV Globo Offers Sponsorship Packages
The '13 football marketing plan for Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo will include six different sponsorship packages valued at R$192.5M ($94.8M) each, according to Barbara Sacchitiello of MEIO & MENSAGEM. That amount is a 10% increase over what the broadcaster charged last season. Globo's cur ...
Rio To Allow Alcohol Sales In Stadiums
Rio de Janeiro Football Federation President Rubens Lopes revealed that the Campeonato Carioca 2013 (Rio State Championship) "will allow the sale of alcoholic beverages inside stadiums," according to Leo Burla of LANCENET.com.br. The four big clubs in Rio (Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco and Botafogo) s ...
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Competition Will Increase CBF Deals
The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) "believes it has taken an important step" in inflating the value of sponsorships for clubs in the country, according to Guilherme Costa of MAQUINADOESPORTE.com.br. The CBF said that the inflation will occur because of the creation of a U-20 Copa do Brazil in p ...
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Armadillo To Be 2014 World Cup Mascot
Brazil has selected an "endangered armadillo as the mascot" for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. FIFA said that the mascot, which was unveiled Sunday night on a TV program by former Brazil F Ronaldo, "represented the three-banded armadillo, an endangered species indig ...
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Brazil Adds Funding For Olympic Sports
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff and Minister of Sport Aldo Rebelo launched a new plan to enhance Brazil’s high performance sports for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Brasil Medalhas 2016 plan (Medals for Brazil 2016) aims to place Brazil among the top 10 medal-winning countries ...
Bandsports Acquires French Open Rights
Bandsports, from the group Bandeirantes de Comunicação, has acquired the exclusive rights to the French Open in Brazil from '13-17. The deal allows Bandsports to broadcast matches across all its media platforms. Bandsports Production and Operation Dir Evandro Figueira said that the agr ...
Corinthians Set To Break Ticket Record
Brasilerio club Corinthians "could establish a new record" for revenue through ticket sales in a season after facing Ponte Preta at the Parque São Jorge stadium Wednesday night, according to João Pontes of IG.com.br. This season, the club has played 31 home matches and collected R$30.8 ...
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ESPN Announces Copa Do Brasil Rights
ESPN has taken the media rights to the first Copa do Brasil U20 tournament, recently established by the the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and SportPromotion, the sports broadcaster will announce Wednesday. The inaugural edition, a 32-team knockout competition, will take place from Oct. 2-De ...
Minister Says Brazil Is Ready For Events
Brazil Deputy Sports Minister Luis Fernandes, who attended the Paralympic Closing Ceremony Sunday, predicted that "national pride would ensure the Games in Rio de Janeiro would be every bit as successful as London," according Martyn Herman of REUTERS. Fernandes said, "I think it has made things more ...
World's Biggest LED Screen Set For Brazil
Lighting manufacturer Osram "will build the worldwide biggest LED stadium panel" at the Arena Corinthians São Paulo, according to Thomas Kletschke of INVIDIS.de. Osram "will equip the Arena Corinthians," which will host the opening game of 2014 World Cup, "with modern and energy efficient lig ...
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