The heavy rains that have hit Rio de Janeiro in recent weeks have revealed how much it can cost governments to omit the disordered land occupation. The problem is not exclusive to the state of Rio de Janeiro.

In the mid-1990s, when the major football stadiums in the state of São Paulo were banned for lack of safety, the necessary awareness alert was sounded.

There is much talk about chaotic traffic and the absence of efficient collective transportation in the city of São Paulo. Panels, meetings and lectures are and have been held to discover a method that will increase mobility in the largest Brazilian city.

Back in the 50s, who could imagine the amount of people and volume of cars that would reach the turn of the century. At the time, civil construction began to project great works, supported by the technical capacity of national engineering and the advances made.

Many Brazilian stadiums have presented structural problems in their stands, due to excessive vibrations in days of big events.