Famed Brazilian Architect Visits the Sambadrome
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Famed Brazilian Architect Visits the Sambadrome
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me Top Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer, checks out Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome. The exhibit is preparing for the upcoming Carnival festivities. Internationally renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer visited Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome on Wednesday. It's the final phase of construction, less than two weeks before Carnival kicks-off. The renewal of the Sambadrome was a way of paying a tribute to Niemeyer's work. [Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro]: "This is the second construction to be ready for the 2016 Olympics. We have already finished the Athletes' Park, and the Sambadrome renovations are a way of concluding Niemeyer's work for Rio de Janeiro's Olympic dream. Being able to do the Carnival festivities here in a moment like this, when the city is getting ready for the 2016 Olympics, is a way of honoring this place. This is a touristic destination. Every one that comes to Rio de Janeiro thinks of the Christ the Redeemer statue, the Maracana stadium, the Sugarloaf Mountain and the Sambadrome." The renovation of Sambadrome, the venue for Rio's Carnival parades was among Niemeyer's 15 ongoing projects. The Sambadrome was inaugurated in 1984 and with this latest renovation it will be able to admit 72500 people - 12500 more than last year. Niemeyer, a native of Rio de Janeiro, still works at his office in Copacabana beach. Niemeyer, 104 years old, is ... From: NTDTV Views: 40 0 ratings Time: 02:06 More in News & Politics
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First Snow Polo World Cup Hosted in China
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First Snow Polo World Cup Hosted in China
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me But in other parts of China the winter weather is being welcomed. China's first ever Snow Polo World Cup was held on Saturday, with 12 international teams battling it out on the field. The ancient sport is seeing a comeback in China after almost 1000 years. China's first ever Snow Polo World Cup kicked off in the country's largest polo facility on Saturday, with 12 top international teams attracting a crowd of new polo enthusiasts. The tournament was held at the Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club in Tianjin, an industrial port city an hour and a half by car from Beijing. The 12 teams, all members of the Federation of International Polo, fall into a 14-16 handicap range, which organizers say makes the tournament one of the most competitive in the world. Three matches%mdashHong Kong/China versus England, Argentina versus South Africa, and India versus the United States%mdashwere held after the opening parade on Sunday. Teams from Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, Italy and New Zealand will also be competing to become the first winners of the inaugural Snow Polo World Cup. Though it was once popular with China's upper classes during the Tang dynasty over 1000 years ago, the "sport of kings" died out almost entirely in China until a recent surge of interest in foreign sports became perceived as high class. [Qin Yumei, Polo Fan]: "Personally, I don't know a lot about polo, but I ... From: NTDTV Views: 95 1 ratings Time: 01:53 More in News & Politics