Natal Brazil World Cup 2014

Natal Brazil World Cup 2014

The City of Natal Natal (Christmas) is another of the twelve chosen prestigious cities to host World Cup 2014 games! Natal is the capital city of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (Big River of the North) located on the northeastern coast of Brazil. It is the largest city of the region with a [...]

Brazil the Perfect Host of the World Cup 2014

Brasil Perfect Host

As a North American who lived in Brazil for 10 years I wanted to share why I believe Brazil is the perfect host for the World Cup 2014! Brazilians are enthusiastic about other sports such as volleyball, basketball, tennis, and formula one, but without a doubt soccer or “futebol” is the number 1 sport and [...]

Cuiaba Brazil World Cup 2014

Cuiaba Brazil World Cup 2014

As has been announced the World Cup will be held in the country of Brazil in 2014! The tournaments will be divided and held in 12 Brazilian cities. One of the chosen cities is Cuiaba the capital city of the state of Mato Grosso. The City of Cuiaba Cuiaba is literally located in the middle [...]

Piranha Fish

Piranha

The piranha is a fresh water fish. These fish are from the family known zoologically as Characidae. There are around 40 species of the piranha in the rain forest marshes and rivers of South America. Brazil has the most species of piranha which are primarily in the rivers in the Amazon basin and the wetlands [...]

Brazil Will “Find a Way” to be Ready – “Dar Um Jeito”

Airport Renovations World Cup

There have been many articles on Brazil and the World Cup preparations for 2014. Most of the articles have been about how far behind they are in their preparations and questioning whether they will be ready in time. They are behind in the renovation work on the 13 airports that will be used during the [...]

World Cup 2014 Schedule Announced – Final Game in Rio

Rio de Janeiro World Cup Final

The schedule for 2014 World Cup in Brazil was released this week. The World Cup will kick off in Sao Paulo on Thursday June 12th, 2014. The opening match will be at 17:00 local time. The semi-finals will take place in Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo on July 8th and 9th. The third place match [...]