Voice of America: Woes Sap Hopes Behind Brazil Sport Extravaganzas

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Woes Sap Hopes Behind Brazil Sport Extravaganzas Jun 12th 2013, 20:28 All but diehard fans of international soccer could be forgiven for not knowing, much less caring, about the Confederations Cup, a two-week tournament that kicks off in Brazil on Saturday.   For 200 million Brazilians, though, the competition is the first in a series of big events that will say a lot about their country, their first-world ambitions and the government's ability, amid fading confidence in Latin America's biggest economy, to deliver on the promise of a Brazil ... Media files: 60337B9E-3361-419E-BC79-AF2FF693EA96_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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