With the World Cup 2014 and Olympics 2016 approaching, the Rio state authorities are starting to tackle a situation that has been in violent free-fall for decades.
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Regardless of whether Klinsmann succeeds or not, he is a guarantee that people will remain curious about how the U.S. is progressing towards its next big showcase, World Cup 2014.
After a long testing process, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) voted in July to use GLT at the ongoing Club World Cup, as well as the 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Brazil is hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Summer Olympic Games in 2016.
Brazil is scheduled to host the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016.
"We've got the World Cup in 2014 and then the Olympics, " says Paulo Illes, a coordinator at the center.
Brazil is a keen recipient: it is staging the football World Cup in 2014 as well as the Olympics two years later.
Nike also has a double whammy of an opportunity in Brazil, with the coming World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016.
With all eyes on Brazil as it prepares to host the next FIFA World Cup in 2014, Ronaldo says his country faces challenges on two fronts.
Brazil has already secured the football World Cup in 2014 - and the president of the Rio bid committee, Carlos Nuzman, believes this will count in their favour.
But it must also raise finance, either private or public, for its grand infrastructure plans, made more urgent by hosting the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016.
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He began to write a novel, set during Brazil's hosting of the World Cup in 2014, in which public money was yet again disappearing into private pockets, and white-elephant stadiums were rising across the land.
Despite the fact that foreign investors may not be too concerned with these elections, the winner will lead the country as Brazil continues to navigate an astronomical growth, and feverishly prepare for the World Cup (2014) and the Olympics (2016).
Mr Paes will be running Rio when the city stages key matches, including the finals, of Fifa's 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 Football World Cup.
The profiles, similar to the biological passports used within cycling, will first be run at June's Confederations Cup -- a warmup tournament for the 2014 World Cup, also being held in Brazil.
South Africa will host the 2010 World Cup and the 2014 event will be in Brazil.
Rio's world-famous Maracana stadium has reopened after nearly three years of renovations to prepare it for the World Cup finals in 2014.
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The next World Cup, in 2014, may take place in England after it was announced that an English bid to host both the men's and women's tournaments is in the offing.
Not only the government-led growth acceleration program, the PAC program, but also the upcoming World Soccer Cup in 2014, and the Olympics in 2016, provide extensive opportunities for investment and cooperation between Brazilian and U.S. businesses.
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Despite years of resistance to any form of instant replay, soccer's world governing body announced Tuesday that it would fully implement goal-line technology for the 2014 World Cup and the 2013 Confederations Cup.
Fifa, football's world governing body, has agreed changes with the Brazilian government to speed up preparations for the 2014 World Cup.
While league and cup success with Atletico remains his priority, the opportunity to lead Colombia into battle at the 2014 World Cup is high up on the agenda.
The timing has all been carefully planned to coincide with the 2014 World Cup.
Its German rival GoalControl was selected instead, making them the favourite for the 2014 World Cup.
The U.S. begins the qualifying rounds for the 2014 World Cup in June 2012.
Like I said, 2014 World Cup gives us an opportunity to do more soccer products.
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