Brazil Lost FIFA Trophy but It is a clear WINNER

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 Football. Futball. Voeball. Futeball. Fotoll. Calecio. Soccer.
No matter what you call it no other sport come close to matching, the worldwide passion for the beautiful game.

FIFA World Cup in Brazil is over, hundred and thousand pages in newspapers, hours- long TV debates and tera bytes of social media news feeds were full of Brazil’s loss in FIFA World Cup . 5 times FIFA Champion Brazil this time lost its top place. But the fact remains that Brazil is a real winner  in terms of huge infrastructure development  and  revenue generation from the tourists visited to enjoy FIFA World Cup.Our politicians may ponder over.
As per a conservative estimate during FIFA world cup, more than 6,00,000 soccer lovers and tourists visited Brazil and spent around US$ 2.6 billion. Sports economists and  sources  inside FIFA say it was the most expensive World Cup ever at an estimated cost of US$11.3Billion. In the process FIFA Organization earned US$4.2 Billion and  of Brazil Government  around US$11 Billion.
The event organized in such a way that event will lasts not only a few days but for many years to come, leaving a positive legacy for Brazilian society as a whole. The infrastructure created will also facilitate upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics.

  Look beyond the shiny new stadiums, to the city streets—a more positive story emerges. World Cup-related investments helped finance sustainable transport systems that will benefit Brazilians long after the final whistle blows.
Brazil’s Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), a multi-year plan to improve the country’s infrastructure, included a dedicated World Cup investment package. A certain percentage of this money was earmarked for supporting new urban mobility options, with federal, state, and local governments providing roughly R$8 billion to support better public transit.
One such transport solution is new  Bus Rapid Transit  (BRT) systems, which have  moved fans directly to or to other modes of transportation to access stadiums like Maracanã (Rio) and Mineirão (Belo Horizonte). For example, in Belo Horizonte, getting to the World Cup via BRT now takes only twenty minutes, whereas getting to a game via car takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
World Cup-related investments helped finance BRT projects in Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Recife, three of Brazil’s biggest cities. These systems are expected to improve quality-of-life for Brazilians long after the World Cup concludes—and could help inspire greater uptake of sustainable transport options throughout the country.


In Rio, for example, two BRT corridors are already up-and-running, and two more will be running by the 2016 Olympic Games. The corridors will encircle the entire city and move 1.6 million passengers per day through approximately 160 km of BRT. The Trans Carioca corridor, recently launched before the World Cup and created to quickly move visitors to and from the international airport, is expected to serve about 450,000 residents daily. Rio’s Trans Oeste BRT corridor—which connects the Barra da Tijuca and Santacruz Disrict —is already benefiting more than 135,000 riders daily, cutting their commuting times in half. And both corridors provide affordable transport to some neighborhoods that never had it before and allow residents better access to services and facilities.
Some more development took place in Brazil targeting FIFA but will boost local economy :
*** Port Project at the cost of US$3.5Billion
*** Museu do Amanha (Museum of Tomorrow) designed by famed architect Santiago Calatrava built on a Pier jutting dramatically over the water.
*** Upgrading 7 million square feet of sidewalks in Rio and other FIFA event related areas.
***  11 miles of bike paths in Rio and other FIFA event related areas.
As the BRICS summit is on and Brazil is one of the most important partner in the group of five most emerging nations viz. Russia, China, India, South Africa and Brazil, I give some interesting facts :
*** Brazil is far distant from India. Distance between Delhi and Sao Paulo is around 8,954 miles. There is no direct flight between these two important countries. It takes almost 23 hours to travel.
*** Brazil is one of the fastest growing economy with annual growth rate of 5%
*** It is largest country in the world spanning 2731 miles north to south
*** It has second highest number of airports in the world.
*** It has third largest roadways in the world.
*** It is 4th country having most vegetarians 
*** Rio is fast emerging as a fashion capital with trends originating from Brazil spreading around the globe. From the supermodels to the carnival queen's and beach babes





*** It has beautiful beaches like to Samba music and bubbling carnival scene, Brazil  is a vibrant country where culture, rhythm and beauty collide. Brazilian women are known around the world for their enviable beach bodies, glowing skin and long hair so it's no wonder that everyone is trying to achieve the look.






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