The FIFA World Cup is one of the largest events in the world. The
competition between the best national teams in the world mobi-lizes billions of people from all continents, cultures, ethnicities and
creeds. It rouses passions and, at the same time, lessens differences. Even though the people are from different countries, without ex-ception, for the 90 minutes of a match they create a common bon
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where they share the same emotion. It is a magical event, rare, with-out equal, and for this reason worthy of universal recognition. In 2014, Brazil will once again host this tournament. The 20th FIFA
World Cup will be held 64 years after the one where, in Maracanã
Stadium, the green and gold national team sanctioned itself as the
world’s second best team. The country that will host the FIFA World
Cup 2014 is very different from 64 years ago. It is the seventh larg-est economy in the world, a leader in food production, and one of
the largest manufacturers of automobiles and aircrafts in the world. It has the cleanest renewable energy matrix on the planet. It is a
country of many peoples, of one language, who live together peace-fully and who have built a consolidated democracy and a sustain-able growing economy. And, of course, it is a people with a passion
for soccer and the National Team, the ‘Seleção’, that is the five-time
world champion. There still remain three years, but since the definition of the host
city on October 20, 2007, a national effort began that is not simply
preparing the country to host the event. The Federal Government
objective is to use the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil as a platform to
accelerate the country’s development and to overcome inequalities,
generate jobs and improve the Brazilians’ quality of life. For the country, this is a unique opportunity to change its world image
and to accelerate investments in projects and services that will remain
as a legacy. The work of the Federal Government is to transform this
spectacular opportunity into a great legacy for Brazil and Brazilians.
