Brazil: Infrastructure Concerns as 2014 World Cup Approaches

By Larry Habegger and Andrew Davis | Permalink | No Comments | June 6th, 2011 | Trackback

FIFA, the world soccer governing body, remains concerned that Brazil will not have adequate infrastructure to accommodate the wave of tourists expected to come with the 2014 World Cup. Brazil has many overcrowded airports, and renovations have presented a challenge to local organizers. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff recently announced that the country’s airports will be opened up to private investors to ensure that the country will be able to meet the expected demand. Still, FIFA officials said that most World Cup preparations were on track. Improving airport and transit infrastructure sooner rather than later would be a benefit to all travelers regardless of World Cup attendance

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