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Brazil Has Barely Finished A Third Of The Structures It Promised To Build For The World Cup
Business Insider ^ | 05/30/2014

Posted on 05/30/2014 7:21:07 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 05/30/2014 7:21:07 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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I guess they are expecting some super-country, whom they hate with a passion, to swoop in and finish the job for them.....


2 posted on 05/30/2014 7:25:21 AM PDT by ArtDodger
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Obama after learning of this fiasco here on FREE REPUBLIC is said to be sending this Part Time Professional Hokey Instructor to Brazil to look into the matter


3 posted on 05/30/2014 7:32:21 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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By the time this event ends, Rio will have had the 2016 Olympics yanked.


4 posted on 05/30/2014 7:33:31 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (The 0baMao Experiment: Abject Failure)
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How many years did Brazil have to prepare for the World Cup? Maybe they should of stopped kicking the ball around and got down to work.


5 posted on 05/30/2014 7:35:11 AM PDT by dowcaet
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If you like the World Cup I suspect you’re going to love the Olympics.


6 posted on 05/30/2014 7:35:37 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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Sounds like the same people who handled Sochi.


7 posted on 05/30/2014 7:36:46 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: dowcaet
How many years did Brazil have to prepare for the World Cup? Maybe they should of stopped kicking the ball around and got down to work.

They were awarded the World Cup in October 2007.

8 posted on 05/30/2014 7:38:12 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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By the time this event ends, Rio will have had the 2016 Olympics yanked.

Too late for that.What they'll do is hold the track & field events in the various favelas of Rio.That should motivate the runners to set new world records.During a day trip tour of Rio a few years ago our guide pointed out a favela on a nearby hillside (we were touring a national park close to Rio) and she sad that it's so dangerous that the Brazilian *army* doesn't dare to attempt to enter it during *daylight*.With God as my Judge that's exactly what she said.

9 posted on 05/30/2014 7:39:17 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party Policy:Lie,Deny,Refuse To Comply)
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To: ErnBatavia

I read somewhere that the IOC has made contingency arrangements with UK, to have them in London again....just in case the Brazilians screw everything up.


10 posted on 05/30/2014 7:39:56 AM PDT by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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Meh. The IOC could relocate the Olympics to the US with very little notice, as long as they’d be okay with the Games occurring all over the country rather than just around one (or two) cities.


11 posted on 05/30/2014 7:44:05 AM PDT by kevkrom (I'm not an unreasonable man... well, actually, I am. But hear me out anyway.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The USA was headed for such disasters for our Olympics- and Mitt Romney saved the day.

You may not like his politics but he seems to be a great businessman


12 posted on 05/30/2014 7:46:04 AM PDT by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period. PALIN/CRUZ 2016)
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Thanks for the info. Didn’t they also get the summer olympics as well? This does not bode well for them on the international scene. They want to join the big boys but obviously they’re not ready for prime time yet.


13 posted on 05/30/2014 7:49:17 AM PDT by dowcaet
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Such a shame. Brazil has always been an emerging power, much like India. But their leftist policies and corrupt officials is dragging it into the ground.


14 posted on 05/30/2014 7:53:30 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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RE: You may not like his politics but he seems to be a great businessman

And great MANAGER who knew how to coordinate, manage and handle BIG TASKS.

Contrast that with our sorry excuse for a president.


15 posted on 05/30/2014 7:54:08 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Thanks for the info. Didn’t they also get the summer olympics as well? This does not bode well for them on the international scene. They want to join the big boys but obviously they’re not ready for prime time yet.

Yes, they were awarded those in 2009. I think they'll be as big a disaster as the World Cup is shaping up to be. And there isn't much anyone can do about it now. Even if they wanted to yank the Olympics, two years isn't enough time to prep an alternate site.

16 posted on 05/30/2014 7:56:26 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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Brazil was shaken by sometimes violent demonstrations that drew a million people into the streets last year during the Confederations Cup, a World Cup dress rehearsal.

sheesh--this makes me wish i could attend The World Cup in Brazil...

17 posted on 05/30/2014 7:58:48 AM PDT by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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RE: You may not like his politics but he seems to be a great businessman And great MANAGER who knew how to coordinate, manage and handle BIG TASKS. Contrast that with our sorry excuse for a president.

hear, hear... that is exactly what he had going for him...

18 posted on 05/30/2014 8:00:13 AM PDT by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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About 10 years ago, I was in Rio for a conference. Our 4 star hotel was on Ipanema. As we pull into the hotel entrance, there are about 6 guards armed with Uzis standing by the front doors. It gets worse...a few days later, I decide one afternoon to head for the beach..( OK..I admit it...I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the gorgeous local ladies in the thong bikinis..) there’s like an underground tunnel from the hotel pool area to the beach..it comes out at the lifeguard station, which is manned by a lifeguard, and 3 guards sporting AKs...even more..they tell tourists..especially the women....to NEVER open a window in a car or a bus..because they’ll reach in and try and rip off any jewelry you’re wearing..one lady actually lost her ear the week before we got there..


19 posted on 05/30/2014 8:01:53 AM PDT by ken5050 ("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

No, I believe it is the culture.

I’ve spent a lot of time in Brasil and my Portuguese is good enough that the Brazilians think I am Brazilian - if they don’t talk to me for more than 10 minutes! I love the country, have been all over it, and I love the people more than anywhere I’ve been in the world, and I’ve been all over.

But it’s almost impossible to get anything done in Brazil. Time does not exist - they say, “Don’t take a watch to Brazil -it’s useless.” If you call a meeting of 5, no one will be there at the time set, two will arrive 30 min. late, 2 between an hour and 1 1/2hours late, and one will not show and not call to notify. It is normal and accepted.

Even honest Brazillians will tell you that when you enter a contract in the USA, you fully expect every party to honor the contract, and it’s the exception to not do so.

In Brazil, you expect everyone in a contract to break it in one or many ways - to cheat, steal, lie - or not perform. So you plan accordingly.

I could give many more examples, but these make the point.

Corruption in business and government is endemic and accepted as normal.

It’s amazing that they even got 30% done......


20 posted on 05/30/2014 8:04:22 AM PDT by Arlis
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