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Rio De Janeiro's Rebuilt Maracanã Stadium The Place To Be At Confederations Cup06 / 18 / 13Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium "got back to doing what it has always done best" Saturday, according to columnist Ben Smith of the BBC, who covered the event. Smith commented coming into the first competitive game to be played at the new Maracanã, "some feared that something has been... Tags: Facilities, Brazil |
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World Cup To Generate $5B For FIFA
Audit and consultancy company BDO has projected the 2014 World Cup "will render FIFA a record $5B windfall," according to Glauco De Pierre of ESTADO DE S. PAULO. The figure represents a 36% rise on the $3.65B generated at the last World Cup in South Africa. The figure is also 110% higher than the $2 ...
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Bernie Ecclestone Wants Rio Grand Prix
If F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone has his way, Rio de Janeiro "could go back to hosting the F1 grand prix in the near future," according to GLOBO ESPORTE. Ecclestone is "not satisfied with the infrastructure" of the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo and has talked to Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes about possibly ha ...
Avai Negotiating Sponsorships
Brazilian club Avai "is negotiating four sponsorship packages," which it hopes to get done before the start of the Brasileiro B season, according to Lucas Turco of MAQUINA DO ESPORTE. The four spaces available for sponsorships are: sleeves, shorts, back underneath the jersey and lower front of the j ...
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Brazil Enlists UN Help For WC Stadium
Rio de Janeiro is "turning to a surprising partner" for help to complete Mané Garrincha stadium in the run-up to June's Confederations Cup: the United Nations, according to REUTERS. The Brazilian government this week signed a R$35M ($17.61M) agreement with two U.N. agencies "under which ...
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Cup Venue Gets Short-Term Sponsorship
One year after long discussions to allow alcoholic beverages to be sold in World Cup stadiums, one of the 12 arenas for the event "is due to receive the name of a beer brand," according to Nelson Barros Neto of FOLHA DE S. PAULO. The Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, will be renamed after beer b ...
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Blatter Confident In Brazil Preparations
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is "unruffled by Brazil's stop-start preparations" for the 2014 World Cup, saying that "delays and hiccups are part and parcel of the run-up to the tournament," according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. Brazil's preparations have been "dogged by delays to stadiums and other ...
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Rio 2016 To Confirm Rugby Sevens Venue
A decision on where to hold the field hockey and rugby sevens during the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games "will be officially rubber-stamped by the world governing bodies next month," according to Tom Degun of INSIDE THE GAMES. The Int'l Hockey Federation (FIH) met Rio 2016 organizers to discuss its Olympi ...
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Brazil's 2014 World Cup organizing committee "has guaranteed Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium will be ready in time to host the FIFA Confederations Cup in June." The iconic venue "has already had its playing surface laid but is still awaiting the installation of its fibre-glass roof" ( XINHUA, 3/1 ...
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F1 Global Expansion Series Part 4
Growing complaints about the high cost of hosting the Australian F1 Grand Prix, which are, according to Australian newspaper reports, around A$34M ($44M) annually, have threatened the future of the race. F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, however, downplayed the uproar and said, “We hope we're going to ...
Brazileiro's Cruzeiro To Make U.S. Visit
Brasileiro club Cruzeiro will train in the U.S. this year, becoming the third Brazilian team to "undertake an overseas trip designed to give them more exposure to international competition and promote their brand in new markets," according to Andrew Downie of REUTERS. The Belo Horizonte club said it ...
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