The 2013 Run for Peace
On February 24, the International Military Sports Council (CISM) hosted the 2013 Day Run, a run for peace, which occurred simultaneously in different cities in Brazil and all around the world. The event, created in 2006 by the CISM, seeks to promote sports and interaction between the Armed Forces...
Rio 2016 Committee Selects Military Centers to Support 2016 Olympic Games
Brazil’s Navy “Almirante Adalberto Nunes Physical Education Center”, the Air Force University, and Army Physical Training Center –centers of sports excellence from the Brazilian Armed Forces – will be used to support the delegations who will participate in the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Game...
Brazil Expects to Have a Million Latin American Volunteers for 2014 World Cup
Brazil hopes to count on a million volunteers for the 2014 World Cup, of which 950,000 will be recruited in other Latin American countries, so they can assist tourists during the event, the Minister of Sports said on January 22.
Brazil-England to Play at Maracanã Reopening in Rio
The Brazilian soccer team will play a friendly match against England at the legendary Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on June 2, when it reopens after extensive renovations, a few days before the start of Confederations Cup 2013.
Brazil to Perform Massive Operation before Confederations Cup
Brazil will deploy one of its biggest military operations for border control before the Confederations Cup soccer tournament in June 2013, which will be followed by the World Cup in 2014, Minister of Defense Celso Amorim announced on December 18.
Outstanding Performance of Military Forces League in Paranational Games
Military Forces representatives at the third edition of the Carlos Lleras Restrepo Paranational Sport Games, which started on November 24, are showing the courage that identifies national Soldiers.
Colombian Soldiers Win Gold in Military Taekwondo World Championship
Two gold medals and one silver was the outcome of the Colombian Military forces in the Taekwondo World Championship that was celebrated from October 19 to October 26, 2012 in Hochiminh City, Vietnam.



