History of FIFA World Cup

FIFA World cup is a high level football tournament introduced to collect national teams around the world in a single competition. The game begins since a year of 1930 and Uruguay was first country to organize and winning the tournament.

Since than Brazil was most successful country in the tournament series. They had won the cup five times since their first victory in 1958. Their last time won the cup was in 2002 at South Korean and Japan.

Beside Brazil, Italy and Germany also well knows as most successful country in football history. Both countries had finished top four as many as eight and twelve times respectively. However there were another five more countries did won the cup as a total of eight countries. The countries were Argentina, Uruguay, France, England and Spain.

The Netherlands and Sweden another successful countries history but never won the cup. Both countries did finish as top four for four times. The Netherlands was three times reached to the final but still fail to finish as a champion. However for Sweden they did in final only one time but finished third was two times.

South Africa was the latest host nation organized the tournament in the year of 2010. It was also first time ever the tournament organized by African countries. Spain becomes the winner of the tournament by beating the Netherlands 1-0 in final match and it was first ever European teams won the cup outside their continent. After South Africa, the tournament will held in Brazil in the year of 2014.

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2014 World Cup

The 2014 World Cup maybe some way off yet, indeed we have yet to witness the 2010 version in South Africa. Nevertheless, even though some 5 years away there is already a world cup buzz in Brazil.

The 2014 venues have recently been chosen, they are as follows:

As with all selection processes there are winners and losers, the winners are, the capital, Brasilia (no shock there), naturally too, Rio and Sao Paulo are selected. Belo Horizonte gets some of the games as does Porto Alegre, Curitiba in the south and Cuiaba in Central Brazil.

The north-east has done very well, with 3 cities chosen, Salvador, Recife/Olinda and Fortaleza. The Amazon region too has been selected (would have been an uproar if it hadn't) . There were only 2 possible venues, Belem or Manaus, the latter prevailed leaving the city of Belem very disappointed.

2 of the 3 north-eastern world cup venues have something extra to smile about, as Recife and Salvador get new stadiums (currently being built). All other venues will use existing stadia with extensive modernisations and improvements.

The official announcement citing the selected cities caused ripples of regional excitement as of course, hosting the world cup affords great opportunities for regeneration, notwithstanding more jobs and more investment. There is however a price to pay, such as state and local governments have to organize everything and ensure they meet the guarantees the Brazilian Federal Government have given FIFA.  

Everyone is excited, but nervous too, as all Brazilian's know the spotlight will be on them not only in terms of footballing pressure but other pressure factors too, such as; social and economic.

Brazilian's are very conscious of the world's eyes staring at them and will want to put on a show (and paper over any cracks too) - and I fully expect a treat come 2014 from the country of soccer [http://brazilwithoutborders.com/index.html] and samba.  

One of the best sites in English, for Brazilian football is this Brazilian Soccer Site [http://brazilwithoutborders.com/worldcup2014.html] There are weekly football previews there too in addition to 2014 world cup updates.

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World Cup 2014 - Can Brazil Host It?

In 2003 FIFA pronounced the World Cup will be in South America, under its new rotation system (which begins in South Africa in 2010). The last time the World Cup was hosted in South America was in Argentina in 1978.

However, mistrust started unnerving in September 2006, with Brazil's president admitting the country did not have the stadiums to host the event.

Brazil was the only country on the continent which said it wanted to hold the event and why not? They have plenty of space, many live out of football and a possibility of many investors.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country will need to build at least 12 FIFA approved new stadiums if it plans on hosting the 2014 World Cup. "We don't have any stadium which is in a condition to host World Cup games," Lula said during a speech. "We're going to have to build at least 12 new stadiums in this country."

Far be it from us to question a president, but surely a couple of Brazil's existing stadiums could be renovated sometime during the next six years. We also wonder how he came up with the number 12? While Germany had 12 stadiums in 2006, South Africa will have 10 venues in 2010.

The stadiums are only a part of the equation. Anyone who has lived through a World Cup can tell you that the investment in infrastructure to support the visitors is tremendous. They will plough money into infrastructure, accommodation, travel, tourism and facilities to cater for this.

Flights and accommodation will have to be increased dramatically, as well to supply for the influx of people that will be coming from all over the world!!! We are surely looking at a few hundred thousand alone each week? Also, this will draw in a lot of overseas investors and companies into Brazil, as well as real estate investors who ride on the backs of big worldwide events like this!!!

Now, we believe it is possible for this Billion dollar investment to take place, their economy has been

pretty steady the past years, but top official says Brazil is more than a year behind schedule in its construction projects for the 2014 football World Cup.

The president of SINAENCO, a Brazilian architectural and engineering association, says the government must improve its efforts or risk losing investment and the chance at hosting future events.

"Brazil is more than a year behind," Jose Roberto Bernasconi said recently at SINAENCO's annual meeting. "The authorities have to get involved." Bernasconi says the World Cup will "promote Brazil and attract more investment in the future." But all that is at risk if construction deadlines are not met.

Brazil hosted the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro last year without major glitches. Brazil is bidding for the 2016 Olympics, which also would take place in Rio, therefore they are looking forward in getting back full or even investment at long term. Looks pretty simple on paper, yet better tangible.

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Brazil Real Estate Investor Guide

Following the addition of Brazil onto the international real estate investment scene, no end of interest in the region has been generated. Brazil tends to check all the boxes as a suitable property investment and holiday home destination. It even appears that the travelling distances are overlooked by many buyers, as the tropical paradise location is worth the effort to reach.

For investors the low priced property, consistently strong capital gains and high rental demand are all rolled into an idyllic setting. Brazil has tempted many prospective buyers over recent years and long term growth and interest in the market shows no sign of slowing. The additional benefits of the 2016 Olympic Games and the 2014 FIFA World Cup only add to the growth and demand for investing in the country's real estate market.

The Brazilian government is encouraging foreign investors, especially into the stunning North Eastern coastal regions such as Natal. As Brazil has a strong economy with the potential to become a world superpower, the country is not reliant upon foreign real estate investors for economic stability. The active encouraging of foreign investment brings an additional touch to the friendly nation.

The use of a solicitor specialising in the Brazilian real estate market is highly recommended. While not a legal requirement, the additional security and easing of the purchasing process is invaluable. The lawyer will work with the buyer throughout the purchase, tracing a procedure in the following manner for an off-plan or under construction property.

Once the property to be purchased has been sourced, a reservation deposit of approximately £2,000 or EUR3,000 is placed with the agent or developer to take the property off the market. There is normally a 21 to 28 day timeframe between the reservation deposit and initial staged payment, during which time the buyer's legal representative will carry out due diligence on the property.

Searches carried out by the solicitor will include planning permission, building licenses, land titles, land surveys and bank guarantees. From this information the lawyer will inform the buyer whether the property represents a safe purchase. A Private Purchase Contract will also be created, outlining the obligations of both the buyer and seller during the course of construction, along with the dates and amounts of the payment schedule.

The initial staged payment will be required upon signing the Private Purchase Contract and will be calculated to a percentage amount of the sale price. The staged payments will vary between developers and different projects. The required payment schedules may also vary depending upon the stage of construction the development is under when entering the purchase agreement. Often these payments will amount to between 10% and 30% of the purchase price.

Staged payments may be either staggered throughout the course of construction, or the remaining payment may be required entirely upon completion. At the completion stage of the project, along with the remaining payments, the associated purchasing costs will be required.

Associated costs when purchasing property in Brazil include Transfer fees, Notary fees and the legal fees. All together the associated purchasing costs amount to approximately 6.5% of the property price. Often the solicitor will request 50% of the legal fees to be paid upon contracting their services, with the remaining payment upon completion.

The idyllic tropical destination with an abundance of stunning beaches represents an exceptional investment and re-location market. Property prices remain competitively low prior to the expansion of the local mortgage market to non-resident buyers. The expansion of the mortgage market is expected to attract additional buyers, bringing up property prices and increasing returns on investment.

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