Representatives of the State government, the city hall and the Public Safety made a positive evaluation of the first day of the World Cup games, in the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Bahia. They have highlighted the involvement of the population with the greatest football event on the planet. The conference took place in Open-Center Media (CAM), in the Historical Center, after the football match between Spain x Holland.

The State secretary of Copa, Ney Campello, emphasized the participation of the public in the streets of the capital of the state of Bahia. "We started the Cup with great popular involvement. We saw cars, buses, all decorated with flags. The society is in favor of this event", celebrated Campello.

According to the secretary Ney Campello, the involvement of the public is also observed in the events in Salvador and in 30 municipalities in the State. "Only yesterday, about 12 thousand people attended an event at Imbuí, in accordance with the Military Police (MP). We had two thousand people in the neighborhood of Platform, in the railroad suburb. In the six football mutch that we will have in Salvador, in addition to the soccer World Cup final 2014, we will be more than 1 million people watching this events, in the capital and in several municipalities in Bahia, predicted.

"I have no doubt that we will a great Cup. The Farol da Barra, for example, where does the Fanfast, was very beautiful yesterday. We had a pleasant surprise to see the attendance of an audience of 80% of foreigners in that location. We were very happy to see people running through the streets of the city with great joy and happiness.We are committed to meet and to Brazilians and foreigners", assured the Office secretary for Municipal Cup (Ecopa), Isaac Edington

The coronel Gilson Santiago, director of communications for the Military Police (MP), also celebrated the success of the first day of the World Cup in Bahia. "Today we had our first big test and we know that was satisfactory. We are working on a joint action between the Civil and Military Police Forces to meet and to all those who are here in our city," said.

The Superintendent of Transalvador, Fabrizzio Muller, reaffirmed the commitment of Transalvador to continue working in the area of urban mobility. " We have not had serious problems on the streets of our city. Every day we are in aligning. We want to make life easier for everyone, including we are with exclusive transport, adapted for people with special needs and their companions", concluded.

Source:
Open Media Centre of Salvador