jmr Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/06/05/318925781/as-brazil-barrels-toward-world-cup-brazilians-arent-feeling-it "It's completely not ready," said Stanio Silva, a soccer fan attending the game. Only half the seating capacity was used, and only a quarter of the temporary bleachers were tested because they had yet to clear safety checks. The VIP areas were still under construction, too, Silva pointed out. And there won't be a roof for the field. The cost of the stadium? A whopping $450 million. It may be a nice party, but the World Cup comes with a hefty price tag. This World Cup will be the most expensive ever staged. Even with all the money spent, there are still several stadiums that are unfinished. The infrastructure upgrades — roads, airports, bus and train lines — are in even worse shape: Less than half of what was promised will actually be delivered, and many of the projects are incomplete.Add to that a series of strikes and protests, and it's no wonder the mood in Brazil is grim. A new poll by the Pew Research Center showed that more than 70 percent of people are dissatisfied with the direction the country is headed. Sixty percent now believe the World Cup will be bad for Brazil. "It's not a World Cup for the people, for the regular Brazilians who are crazy about football, who love the Brazilian team," Alcadipani said. "What FIFA has made — especially with those arenas, which are very expensive to maintain — is to create in Brazil a kind of apartheid football, where the blacks will be playing and the whites will be watching it, because the blacks and the poor people cannot access these stadiums anymore."The World Cup was a dream, he says, that has become a nightmare for many Brazilians. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmhero1995 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Football > Hospitals and education, tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPlanet Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 The Olympics definitely isn't happening is it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 That's in an even worse state. Compared to Greece at the same time (40% done), who were still working on stuff on the first day of the Olympics, Brazil are at 10% done. The water is so toxic in the bay that they have said people can't fall in http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/04/rio-is-literally-swimming-in-poop/360860/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 FFS it too late now, just go along for the ride and enjoy the month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett.spurs Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 We'll take it, there's still time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe98 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Question for Paolo (strange that he hasn't posted in here as yet!)... What percentage of Brazilians speak English? (Just wondering after seeing the pic there). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew! Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Question for Paolo (strange that he hasn't posted in here as yet!)... What percentage of Brazilians speak English? (Just wondering after seeing the pic there). English is not commonly spoken in Brazil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lermon Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 so many concerns for this world cup- the heat, the Argentinians, the protests, the stadiums. Really hope it goes on without a hitch, and people get caught into the spirit of the tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused Clarity Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I think the biggest concern for me is that it seems to have overloaded PMLF's radar! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason the Yank Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Paulo stuck in traffic, hasn't been able to get home to access the fora since Friday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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