44 SUSTAINABLE BRAZIL Social and Economic Impacts of the 2014 World Cup
This is a strategic terminal for the Cup: according to a project of the city of São Paulo, a monorail will connect subway and train lines to Congonhas airport and Morumbi stadium. Juscelino Kubitschek airport, in Brasília, is the one in worst shape, according to the study: in 2009 the number of passengers reached 12.2 million, while the limit for that airport is 10 million. With the expected expansion work, the capacity will increase to 18 million people, but demand will already be 19.9 million. Broadband - The other infrastructure items, such as energy, sanitation, telecommunications and urban mobility have been receiving investments within the context of the federal government’s Growth Acceleration Program (Portuguese acronym - PAC).
As regards telecommunications, the National Broadband Plan has been announced, which should receive investments of R$ 13 billion of public resources, including R$ 3.22 billion in Telebras, chosen to be the program manager. The plan’s purpose is to increase from 12 to 40 million the number of households with broadband access and subsidized prices until 2014. A good broadband access service is important for the tourists that will be drawn to Brazil for the World Cup. And also the mobile broadband (3G technology), which is essential to avoid data transmission failures in cases where a large number of people are gathered, such as in stadiums, sending messages, photos and videos at the same time. Service improvement - It is of little use to provide the country with