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12. THE GREAT STAGES OF THE 2014
BRASIL FIFA WORLD CUP
By. José Palomino
The international event is becoming more
and more close, 3.179.486 spectators
(around 49.679 per game) attended the
2010 FIFA Cup held in South Africa. This
time Brazil is making technological
improvements to overcome this mark.
Brazil was previously the host country in
1950, which was the first tournament to
be held after the Second World War. On
that occasion technologically their
stadiums were ready to meet the demand
for viewers of the world cup; in recent
years there have been some restoration
to the stadiums to prevent its spoilage.
However, some stadiums currently do not
cover the demand generated by the
soccer tournament that will take place. So
Brasil has decided to demolish some
stadiums and build stadiums that reflect
the architectural and technological ability
that has the country for pleasure of the
spectators.
There will be 12 football stadiums in
Brazil were will host the events of the
tournament. The Sao Paulo stadium
construction project is scheduled for the
beginning of 2014; it will be the
inauguration, the inaugural match and will
host 5 matches of the 2014 FIFA World
Cup of Brazil, where one of them will be
for the semi-finals. To perform this
ambitious project it is estimated that
nearly 6000 workers different throughout
the period of the works should be used.
In the future, this stadium remains as the
main stadium of the Corinthians Paulista
sport club.
The city of Salvador in Brazil was the first
capital of this country. One quarters match,
another eighth match and 4 matches of the
first phase of the tournament in the
Octavio Mangabeira stadium, formerly
known as the Fonte Nove stadium which
was inaugurated on January 28 of 1951
and demolished three years later to
accommodate more spectators in the
stadium. The rebuilt Stadium has a
capacity of 52048 spectators, a panoramic
restaurant and a museum of Brazilian
soccer. Its infrastructure was designed
specifically to be a tourist and commercial
center, with shops, hotels and a theater.
The second capital of Brazil was the city
Rio de Janeiro where is currently the
Maracanã Stadium built for the World Cup
in 1950 and was developed where the final
Brazil Vs. Uruguay. At this stage will
develop seven matches, including the final
of the tournament on July 13. The projects
planned for the stadium is the complete
demolition of the lower ring for the
construction of a new stand with better
visibility, improvement of monumental
ramps, a ceiling installation which will have
the capacity of accommodating rain water
for reuse and replacement of all seats.
This stadium is known as "the world's
largest stadium" since on they came to
congregate around 200000 people and
possesses several records of attendance
in the history of the soccer. Additionally the
stadium becomes an attraction for visitors
with the Glass Tower.
The third and current capital of Brazil,
Brasilia, has the National Stadium in the
country, where focuses with ecological
construction projects, focusing on the
absence of emissions of carbon, use
recycling and access to all types of public
transport. Refurbished and reopened in
2008, it is used for major concerts, cultural

13. and sports events. It is considered the
second largest with a capacity for 68009
spectators and will be the setting of 7
matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
These four stadiums are the most
important to be the country to develop
this event, but the 8 remaining do not
stop either from it. These are:
• The Mineirao stadium in Belo
Horizontte, House of the Athletic
mineiro and the Athletic cruzeiro.
• The sand Pantanal called "Big green"
by the flora and fauna of the region in
Cuiaba.
• The Baixada arena (Joaquim
Americo Stadium) with the reputation
of one of the most modern in the
country in Curitiba.
• The Governor Placido Castelo
stadium with expectations of being
one of the liveliest of the tournament
in Fortaleza.
• The Amazonia arena (old Vialdao
stadium) located in the heart of
world’s most extensive forest in
Manaus.
• The Das Dunes stadium with a
daring design in the shape of dunes
in Natall.
• The Beira-Rio Stadium raised in a
filling of the Guaíba river in Porto
Alegre.
• The Pernambuco arena located in
the middle of a neighborhood with
about 5,000 homes in Recife.
These are the other stadiums which will
host the world event, where some of
these are now under construction or
remodeling, but it is considered that each
stadium will success in leaving in the
spectators some unforgettable memories
of the tournament with infrastructure and
innovative and creative technology that
has this great host country, Brazil. But
we cannot forget that thanks to this event
that unites us by the passion of football
soccer, also unites our countries and our
hearts. With these stadiums Brazil wants
to break brands and make a mark in
history, for the second time.