LPBR
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Yesterday someone has suggested me to start a thread talking some about this subject. I think that being a brazilian myself it is pretty fair.
I am not a soccer fan although it is the official sport in my country and therefore I am not willing to watch no one play and also I am not involved in no one project linked to the event; so I really don't care about this. However I can understand how it could be important to Brasil in terms of economic and event politic oportunies and how they are wasting it.
I have seen in the intenational media some articles about the problems surrounding the preparation for the event such as delay in the stadium, logistic problems, etc, etc.
While there is a lot of true there, it is important to know that this is a cultural thing so not really something to worry about. I don't know why but everyhting that happens is Brasil is done in a snail pace. Along the way they always waste a lot of resources, time and money. And then suddenly when the time frame has expired completely everybody works like crazy to finish things in a rush in the very last minute. I know this is insane, but this is just how things are here.

The funny part is that eventually everything will be finished on time to the cup, although for sure a few things will be badly finished. This is the brazilian way.

I never understood why we have this bad habit. And it is not only a government thing. Companies and institutions does like this. Even people in day by day does this way. We live within a procrastinating culture.
Regarding to the cup I feel sorry that it is no different because Brasil has awaited for decades for the oportunity to host this important sport event and when finaly it is here, they do not give the proper attention. Being the country where soccer is more played it shouldn't be like this.
Well, unfortunately it won't end with the cup. We are going to host the Olympic games in four years (2018) and it will be exactly the same way.

I am not a soccer fan although it is the official sport in my country and therefore I am not willing to watch no one play and also I am not involved in no one project linked to the event; so I really don't care about this. However I can understand how it could be important to Brasil in terms of economic and event politic oportunies and how they are wasting it.
I have seen in the intenational media some articles about the problems surrounding the preparation for the event such as delay in the stadium, logistic problems, etc, etc.
While there is a lot of true there, it is important to know that this is a cultural thing so not really something to worry about. I don't know why but everyhting that happens is Brasil is done in a snail pace. Along the way they always waste a lot of resources, time and money. And then suddenly when the time frame has expired completely everybody works like crazy to finish things in a rush in the very last minute. I know this is insane, but this is just how things are here.

The funny part is that eventually everything will be finished on time to the cup, although for sure a few things will be badly finished. This is the brazilian way.
I never understood why we have this bad habit. And it is not only a government thing. Companies and institutions does like this. Even people in day by day does this way. We live within a procrastinating culture.
Regarding to the cup I feel sorry that it is no different because Brasil has awaited for decades for the oportunity to host this important sport event and when finaly it is here, they do not give the proper attention. Being the country where soccer is more played it shouldn't be like this.
Well, unfortunately it won't end with the cup. We are going to host the Olympic games in four years (2018) and it will be exactly the same way.
