Worldcup, Behind the Glitz & Glory

GROUP JBRENDA TEO, DONALD NG,

MELAINNE CHEW & MESSIAH ABALOS

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THINK THE WORLD CUP IS GLORIOUS?

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ohhh... you better think again

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Shortly before the tournament

This is a protest, not a celebratory stunt

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Anti-FIFA graffiti decorated walls

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& Walls

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MORE WALLS & MORE THAN WALLS

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IT’S PRETTY CLEAR NOT ALL BRAZILIANS WERE THRILLED ABOUT THE BID

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FIGURES

• According to the Ministry of Sports Brazil, the total cost to fund WC2014 hit R$25.6 Bil or $11.63US Bil

• That’s about 61% of Brazil’s education budget of R$44.2 Bil

• South Africa spent $6US Bil on WC2010

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& WHAT’S WRONG WITH THAT?

• 15% of Brazilians are living in poverty

• Countless poor Brazilians were evicted from their homes to pave way for accommodation & infrastructure

• The money was overspent

• Besides poverty, Brazil still struggles with sanitation and drugs

• & the home team clearly disappointed

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ISSUES

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the Homeless

• In some parts of Brazil, homeless children are increasing due to employment lows

• About 11mil Brazilians live in slums

• A huge number of them were kicked out with only $15-22,000

• Not even close to being able to purchase a place due to high real estate prices

• An estimated deficit of 6.6mil housing units in Brazil

• 2,500 homeless in Rio de Janeiro & 10,000 in Sao Paolo

• Rent was increased by double digits to fund stadiums meant for WC2014

• Minimum wage of $360 not even enough

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PRIORITIES

• The poor feel that their government is apathetic to their situation

• Fancy stadiums chosen over people

• Fancy stadiums risk unprofitable future

• Brazilians demanded money to be spent on education and healthcare instead

• Debating for lower transport costs

• Cops & Government dont seem to care about the child sex trafficking & prostitution that was rampant on streets

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inhumane counters to protests

• What began as a peaceful demonstration resulted into violent clashes when...

• Tear gas & rubber pellets were used to target protestors

• newspapers carried photos of bruised and battered protestors and journalists

• Police brutality resulted in the deaths of 23 people

• Deaths include a shot 12-year old, 66 year-old woman and an 81 year-old man

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PROTEST VIDEOhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8dU_d6pdO4

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Other Problems

• Stadiums-The readiness of stadiums for tournament-Construction accidents resulting in 8 deaths-More than 1000 ticket holders had to exchange tickets because stadium can’t be completed on time

• Infrastructure-Besides incomplete stadiums, infrastructure to accommodate WC2014 couldnt be done on time-An unfinished overpass that collapsed left 2 dead ad 19 injured

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Was the money spent worth?

• According to economists, it’s totally bogus

• If the government can’t find a buyer, it is unclear who will fork out the $250,000 maintenance costs

• Several Economists believe that as much as communities assume that sports facilities will bring revenue, they actually don’t have an impact on the economy

• The only organization or people that walk away smiling, is FIFA with $4 Bil in profits

• When the glamor fades, the problems will surface back up again (Not that it haven’t been)

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SOURCES

• http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/04/world-cup-2014-brazil-stadiums

• http://www.statehornet.com/opinion/the-world-cup-does-not-help-brazil-s-economy/article_63fcc0b4-fd56-11e3-8a6c-001a4bcf6878.html

• http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/03/overpass-collapses-brazil-world-cup-belo-horizonte

• http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/16/anti-world-cup-protests-across-brazil

• http://news.distractify.com/people/52-of-brazilians-dont-support-the-world-cup-and-here-are-7-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-either/

• http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-07/brazil-world-cup-delays-force-fans-to-exchnage-tickets.html

• http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/15/brazil-violent-clashes-police-protests

• http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2014/04/16/brazils-anti-fifa-protests-not-little-but-definitely-late/2/

• http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2014/06/11/bringing-fifa-to-brazil-equal-to-roughly-61-of-education-budget/

• http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/world-cup-2014/2014-fifa-world-cup-brazil-cost-poverty-drugs-public-spending-money/

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