The Arena da Baixada soccer stadium, being rebuilt for the 2014 World Cup, is pictured during a visit by FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke in Curitiba January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Organisers have taken emergency measures to help ensure the stadium in Curitiba will be ready for the World Cup kickoff in June, Brazilian Deputy Sports Minister Luis Fernandes said on Thursday.
An additional 39 million Brazilian reals 9.81 million pounds has been released to builders while officials are considering adding a third shift so that work is carried out around the clock, Fernandes told a news conference in Rio de Janeiro.
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