Comments for Brazil Gets Nod for 2014 World Cup But No City Has Yet Passed FIFA's Safety Standard at http://www.brazzilmag.com , comment 0 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.brazzilmag.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:01:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8812/54/#pc_11874 we are the football..... football is coming back home!!!! who is afraid should not come and watch from home. we will be just fine... - fernando Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:34:34 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8812/54/#pc_11841 I hope some events will be held in Salvador and Vitória so I can flee from Rocinha RJ for a few days VIAJAR Nova York é bão, Paris é demais...Num vou esquecer jamais. ;D - Jussara Lima Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:13:02 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8812/54/#pc_11837 Were you here during the Pan American Games? Well I was. I live here. And I attended several of the events. It was unbelieavably well run. For example, for the opening Ceremony at Maracana, I had to take my 80 year Mother-in-law to the stadium by taxi. I was expecting this would take 1 - 2 hours to get there from Copacabana. It took 30 minutes. No traffic jams. It was just superbly executed. Similarly when we left by taxi, I waited 2 minutes for a taxi, and we were home in 40 minutes, this is when the other 60,000 people who attended also left the stadium. Think about it. I was just gob smacked by how well it went. As for crime, well crime is in every city, and Rio is far from perfect, but it was noticeably better during the games, perhaps more tellingly, it has remained so since the games. No city is ever crime free, but Rio is definitely for the moment, much better than it has been for many many years. And I think a large part of this has been due to the much greater presence we have on the streets of police presence, but also some of the recent projects instigated by the Governor and Federal government to upgrade favela infrastructure. Definitely the problems of violence and crime need to be tackled both with the carrot and the stick, and in the right balance, and for the moment, I think we have this right balance. 2014 World Cup, 2020 Olympics I say. - John Miller Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:19:17 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8812/54/#pc_11836 Really nice stats genius obviously in Brasil theres more crime, no one is blind to that you idiot....... but unlike in the USA most crimes there have a purpose, ex. to make money to eat or to make more money usually..... here in the USA theres an epidemic of crimes where people just wanna kill other people, or do something really stupid to get on TV. PLus like he said In the Pan Amercian games, crime was not a big issue, because people understood then they were representing their country to the world and i bet the same will occur during the world cup.... Its about time Brasils hosting a world cup yeaaaaaaa..... 2014 cant wait...... - Rapadura Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:24:25 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8812/54/#pc_11835 ...this guy should eventually check by himself the countries crime rates and the Brazilian ranking : SECOND WORST.......AFTER SOUTH AFRICA ....in 2006 !!!!!!! And also about the comparisons between Brazil and the USA : BRAZIL HAS 4,5 TIMES ....MORE CRIME RATES..... PER 100'000 CAPITA....THAN IN THE USA !!!!!!! Cheating and hiding the truth....is in the Brazilian genes...and daily lifes !!!!!! We all know that. Being angry...doesnt change the stats, unfortunately for you !! - ch.c. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:49:22 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8812/54/#pc_11824 "The fact Brazil has been chosen to host the World Cup in 2014 is a reason for us to have a great party and to be very happy. Pão e circo....like we need another fucking reason to have a party. - bo Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:18:32 +0100