Perspectiva e realidade da Copa do Mundo de 2014 na cidade-sede Cuiabá

Abstract

For the second time, the Brazilian nation would host an edition of the World Cup. Among those chosen as the host of the 2014 edition is Cuiabá, which despite having previously had a more expressive participation in the national football scene, currently aims to gradually resume the tradition. The reconstruction of the sports square, urban infrastructure projects and the modal system were the main projects aimed at holding the mega event. Spending for implementing the projects exceeded the amounts initially disclosed, projects were delivered with delays, some of which were seized by the courts. Through the collection of information in journalistic publications and official channels of public entities, it appears that the application of financial resources was not allocated efficiently, to the point of still having unfinished projects that will consume more financial resources from the public coffer.