Brazil 2014 World Cup hailed as sustainability benchmark
The 2014 FIFA World Cup has been hailed as a game changer for sustainability as FIFA invests in more infrastructure around Brazil
Will the marvellous city live up to its name?
What does Rio need to do to deliver on its promise of a great Games, and what has the city learned from hosting the World Cup?
Blatter warns against discrimination at Russia handover
FIFA president Sepp Blatter singles out “togetherness” as the key message for World Cup host Russia to take on board as it steps into the limelight
Brazil World Cup produces more solar power than many countries
Brasilia’s Estádio Nacional outperforms 11 competing nations in solar energy production, making the 2014 World Cup the “greenest ever”
Brazil must make the benefits of hosting clearer
Brazil’s government should have communicated the benefits of hosting the World Cup better and worked more closely with organisers, the deputy sports minster admits
Brazil is a victim of prejudice, says deputy sports minister
Scepticism about the ability of developing countries to host global sports events is unfair and the World Cup will be a great success, Brazil’s deputy sports minister Luis Fernandes told HOST CITY
Host city Belo Horizonte reveals fan fest plans
As funding problems threaten to derail Recife and Salvador’s World Cup fan fest projects, Belo Horizonte reveals plans for a 21,000 capacity fan fest with stars performing daily
HOST CITY partners with Casa da Russia for Brazil 2014 World Cup
Russia’s national hospitality house in Rio de Janeiro partners with world-leading magazine for major sports events at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Brazil 2014 World Cup visitors to offset carbon
FIFA has launched a free carbon emissions offset programme to minimise the environmental impact of the mass influx of sports tourists to Brazil this summer
Valcke and Felli to discuss Brazil’s legacy in Lausanne
FIFA general secretary and IOC Olympic Games executive director and other key figures are to speak about the legacy of Brazil’s mega-events at a public conference on 6 May