Tag Archives: 2014

New international terminal opens at São Paulo Guarulhos Airport

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SP T3The new international Terminal 3 has opened at São Paulo’s main Guarulhos Airport that is located close to Arena de São Paulo where the opening game of the 2014 World Cup will take place on 12 June.

The first airlines to move into the new 12 million capacity terminal – that has 20 gates – were TAP and Lufthansa on 12 May. They were to be followed by six further international carriers in the coming three weeks.

After the World Cup another 17 companies will move into the new terminal with the Brazilian carrier, TAM, the last to move in September 2014. At that point, further modernisation will take place at terminals One and Two.

By 2022 the entire airport is expected to have doubled its current annual capacity to 60 million passengers.

Brazil the Guide tops Google ranking for the 2014 World Cup

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This site, braziltheguide.com, has topped the Google ranking for people in the UK searching for a guide to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, while its sister site, worldcuptheguide.com, was ranked third out of 549 million search results.

Due to the interest in the sites a basic Kindle text version of both sites will shortly be available on Amazon and published by M Press Media.

Google Ranking 6 May

Brazil’s 23 man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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Goalkeepers

  • Júlio César (Toronto FC)
  • Jefferson (Botafogo)
  • Victor (Atlético-MG)

Defenders

  • Dante (Bayern de Munique)
  • David Luiz (Chelsea)
  • Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Henrique (Napoli)
  • Daniel Alves (Barcelona)
  • Maicon (Roma)
  • Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Marcelo (Real Madrid)

Midfielders

  • Hernanes (Inter de Milão)
  • Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg)
  • Oscar (Chelsea)
  • Paulinho (Tottenham)
  • Fernandinho (Manchester City)
  • Ramires (Chelsea)
  • William (Chelsea)

Strikers

  • Bernard (Shakhtar Donetsk)
  • Fred (Fluminense)
  • Hulk (Zenit)
  • Jô (Altlético-MG)
  • Neymar (Barcelona)

Ayrton Senna drives Unidos da Tijuca to carnival victory

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12923446995_1ccbe839d2_bWith a samba based on the life and times of Brazilian Formula One great, Ayrton Senna, Unidos da Tijuca drove to victory as the top samba school in Rio de Janeiro for 2014.

The very last of the twelve top samba school to parade, Unidos da Tijuca won a very close fought contest with Salgueiro, winning by just 0.1 of a point out of 300. The winner in 2013, Vila Isabel, could only manage tenth place in 2014.

Placing is important as the winning school can choose when it will parade the following year. The next school has second choice, and so on, until the one school coming up from the second division, Viradouro in 2015, gets the spot that is left.

azimuth:0.000000||elevation:0.000000||horizon:0.000000Normally the school choose to go late on, even last if they can, but there is a danger in going last as if for any reason the parade gets delayed, and it has been known to happen, then the last school may be going out in the first light of dawn or even daylight. Like a rock concert, that can make a big difference to the visual impact.

As well as the theme of Ayrton Senna, themes in 2014 included African rhythms (Imperio da Tijuca); the city of Marica (Grande Rio); Rio’s favelas, the city’s famous shanty towns (São Clemente); Brazilian celebrations (Mangueira); sustainability and preservation (Salgueiro); a tribute to one of Brazil most famous television executives, Bonifácio de Oliveira Sobrinho, o Boni (Beija-Flor); Pernambuco (Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel); children’s toys (União da Ilha); Brazil’s natural and historical heritage (Vila Isabel),; Zico, one of Brazil’s greatest footballers and part of the best Brazilian team not to win the World Cup (Imperatriz Leopoldinense); and Avenida Rio Branco (Portela).

azimuth:0.000000||elevation:0.000000||horizon:0.000000The full results for 2014 were:

  • Unidos da Tijuca (299.4 points out of 300)
  • Salgueiro (299.3)
  • Portela (299.0)
  • União da Ilha do Governador (298.4)
  • Imperatriz Leopoldinense (297.6)
  • Grande Rio (297.20)
  • Beija-Flor (296.4)
  • Mangueira (296.2)
  • Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel (296.0)
  • Unidos de Vila Isabel (295.9)
  • São Clemente (294.3)
  • Imperio da Tijuca (291.6)

Carnival 2014

World Cup Team Bases

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Most of the 32 teams to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will base themselves in one location for the duration of their stay in Brazil. We believe they will be as follows:

Brazil Map

  • Algeria – Pitangueiras, Sorocaba, São Paulo
  • Argentina – Cidade do Galo, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
  • Australia – Hotel Senas, Vitoria, Espirito Santo
  • Belgium – Paradise Resort, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina – Casa Grande, Guarujá, São Paulo
  • Brazil – Granja Comary, Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro
  • Cameroon – Sheraton, Vitoria, Espirito Santo
  • Chile – Toca da Rposa, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
  • Colombia – CFA Presidente Laudo Natal, Cotia, São Paulo
  • Costa Rica – Mendes Plaza, Santos, São Paulo
  • Croatia – Tivoli Ecoresort, Praia do Forte, Bahia
  • Ecuador – Vila Ventura, Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul
  • England – Royal Tulip, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  • France – JP Hotel, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
  • Germany – Campo Bahia, Santa Cruz de Cabralia, Bahia
  • Ghana – Radisson Hotel, Maceio, Alagoas
  • Greece – Radisson, Aracaju, Sergipe
  • Honduras – Transamerica, Porto Feliz, São Paulo
  • Iran – Caesar Park Airport, São Paulo, São Paulo
  • Italy – Portobello Resort, Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro
  • Ivory Coast – Oscar Inn Resort, Aguas de Lindoia, São Paulo
  • Japan – Spa Sport Resort, Itu, São Paulo
  • Mexico – Hotel Parque Balneário, Santos, São Paulo
  • Netherlands – Caesar Park, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  • Nigeria – Vitoria Hotel, Campinas, São Paulo
  • Portugal – The Palms, Campinas, São Paulo
  • Russia – San Raphael Country Hotel, Itu, São Paulo
  • South Korea – Bourbon, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná
  • Spain – Clube Atletico Paranaense, Curitiba, Paraná
  • Switzerland – La Torre Resort, Porto Seguro, Bahia
  • USA – Tivoli Mofarrej, São Paulo, São Paulo
  • Uruguay – JN Resort, Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais

 

Five more countries qualify for 2014 FIFA World Cup

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Football BeachAfter their games on 10 September, the Netherlands and Italy became the first European teams to guarantee their places at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The Netherlands beat Andorra two-nil away, while Italy came from behind to beat the Czech Republic two-one.

On the same day the USA and Costa Rica became the first two teams from CONCACAF to qualify for the 2014 World Cup after the USA beat Mexico two-nil, and Costa Rica won the point they needed in a one-one draw with Jamaica.

Argentina also stamped its passport to the finals by beating Paraguay away by five goals to two. Argentina is the first team to qualify from the South America group. Brazil had already qualified as the host country.

Teams to have qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup now include:

  • Brazil
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Iran
  • Netherlands
  • Italy
  • Argentina
  • USA
  • Costa Rica