You could call the World Cup 2014 a Brazilian version of "Obama Care."  The government promised much but it will have trouble keeping its commitments. According to The Washington Post, the government is giving up on some projects: "Brazil is scaling back its World Cup ambitions and reining in expectations as officials concede they are running out of time. Curitiba’s media center is the latest casualty, but numerous projects will be left half-finished, delayed until after the tournament or simply abandoned. A monorail to link Sao Paulo’s domestic airport Congonhas, to the south of the city, was originally planned for the World Cup but will not be ready until 2015. Work on the new terminal 3 at the city’s crowded Guarulhos International Airport is ongoing; just eight of a planned 25 airlines will be operating at the terminal during the World Cup. In the northeastern city of Fortaleza, work to expand a passenger terminal will not be...(Read Full Post)