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Rousseff ‘guarantees’ Brazil’s airports will be prepared to welcome World Cup visitors
President Dilma Rousseff has “guaranteed” Brazil's airports will be prepared to welcome visitors for the World Cup, which starts on June 12 in São Paulo. Rousseff made the comments on her weekly ''Breakfast with the President'' national radio program following criticism that a number of airports which were promised to be completed for the key football tournament remain unfinished. Read full article
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May 21st, 2014 - 11:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0BTW if Brazil don't win...you are all as good as dead.....have a nice day...
“the new facilities were aimed primarily at improving Brazilians' lives.”
May 21st, 2014 - 11:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yes, it makes perfect sense to spend billions of dollars on the WC and then MISS the tournament!
She really is looking like the complete failure that she is at managing things that are not perfect. And frankly she is only average when they are. I thought she was known as “The Manager”, ha, ha, ha.
As Pele says, and he claims to know the numbers, visitors from abroad are cancelling their trip in their droves. At least they have come to their senses.
The majority of Brazilians can't afford to fly. So who are they helping again?
May 21st, 2014 - 11:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0@3
May 21st, 2014 - 12:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Brazilian domestic airline GOL was set up by the owners of one of the largest Brazilian bus companies precisely to provide low cost flights for those customers wanting a more rapid and comfortable journey. My maid travels by plane once a year to visit her family in the northeast, and the cost of flights booked well in advance is about double the price of taking a coach - but the journey takes about 24 hours less, each way.
Even if and when the current airport expansions are completed in Sao Paulo, they will still only provide 70% of the demand that existed at the end of 2011. Some planning!
The papers today are suggesting that the Brazilians are worried abt the thousands of argentine gangs entering brazil, and suggesting that they may aim for English supporters over the Falkland's
May 21st, 2014 - 12:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0so they say..
@3
May 21st, 2014 - 01:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://news.yahoo.com/4-dead-several-injured-california-bus-crash-122711189.html
@5
All incidents of World Cup violence in all previous world cups were perpetrated by ENGLISH SAVAGES.
Ah.... here come all the excuses (the only thing that is punctual)
May 21st, 2014 - 04:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Now they are saying they never were meant to be on time anyway.
Anyone buying that?
@6 Wonder if the 25% of cancellations there have already been are just English? Or will the English still going be enough to kill all the argies and the brazilian gangs as well? And, in 1982, the English were sufficiently savage, even under military discipline, to KILL 649 argies and take 11,313 prisoner. And, at the 2014 World Cup, will there be 11,313 latam dead and 649 “injured”? Or will the latams just get trampled into the dirt? The dirt where the stadiums are supposed to be.
May 21st, 2014 - 05:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@5
May 21st, 2014 - 06:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I look forward to meeting them!
@6 The_Truth_shall_B_Trolld
May 21st, 2014 - 07:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Prove your stupid statement “All incidents of World Cup violence in all previous world cups were perpetrated by ENGLISH SAVAGES.”
¡Eres un idiota!
He cannot prove it, so it much be false.
May 21st, 2014 - 07:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“The papers today are suggesting that the Brazilians are worried abt the thousands of argentine gangs entering brazil, and suggesting that they may aim for English supporters over the Falkland's”
May 21st, 2014 - 10:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0what papers?
english papers?
the brazilians are worried about the english hooligans, like everybody else.
ask the parisians.
“Hundreds of Chelsea fans go on violent rampage through Paris making Nazi salutes and smashing up cafes ahead of European clash”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2595423/Hundreds-Chelsea-fans-violent-rampage-Paris-making-Nazi-salutes-smashing-cafes-ahead-European-clash.html#ixzz32OLRfTKD
ear we go ear we go ear we go.
May 22nd, 2014 - 12:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0Rousseff ‘guarantees’ Brazil’s airports will be prepared to welcome World Cup visitors
May 23rd, 2014 - 12:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0So will there be refunds if they are not ready and welcoming?
Is she backing up this statement monetarially?
If not, why not?
@ 14,
May 23rd, 2014 - 05:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Because she's a politician.
#6
May 23rd, 2014 - 01:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0FIFA World Cups, 2010
'There were minor disturbances during and after England's defeat by Germany during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
* A German flag was burned by English supporters in Leicester Square, and
* a nearby restaurant was damaged.
* A German fan was confronted by a mob, but there were no injuries.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism
Check out the numerous Argentinian Barras Bravas killings at World Cups, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism
“”President Dilma Rousseff has “guaranteed” Brazil's airports will be prepared to welcome visitors for the World Cup, which starts on June 12 in São Paulo“”.........she can “guarantee” all she wants, the fact is that the airports are NOT prepared to handle even the normal flow of passengers, far less the additional movement of tourists from abroad and other States. Last Saturday I arrived at the São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport at 5:30 PM....from the door of the plane to the immigration hall, athough about only 100 metres, took about 20 minutes. Once in the immigration hall, which looked more like a crowded bus at 6PM on a weekday, another hour to get through to the baggage claim. And that was without the World Cup tourists.... well Dilma, let's see what you have to say after the Cup.
May 24th, 2014 - 07:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This is going to be interesting.
May 25th, 2014 - 01:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0I reckon the Brazilian Gov is going to get some seriously bad Press after this, and some intense pressure regarding the Olympics...
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