As preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil hit the final stretch, the first of many solar-powered stadiums being used for next year’s tournament was recently put in the spotlight with an inauguration event. PV Tech noted the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (otherwise known as the Mineirão) in Belo … [continued]
Brazil’s Estadio do Maracana seats over 82,000 and has hosted a FIFA World Cup where nearly 200,000 attended. The stadium will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup final as well. Seating capacity for the 2014 FIFA events should be 85,000. Besides soccer matches, it has been the site of … [continued]
Nearly two years ago (wow, time flies), I wrote about transit planning that was already underway for the Brazil World Cup in 2014. I’m sure those plans are much further along now, but today there’s some exciting solar news about the upcoming World Cup. Brazil will be powering several … [continued]
