Brazil

Brazil’s ‘1984’-Style World Cup Security May Be Coming To Your City

The World Cup in Brazil ended the way it started, with authorities flexing unprecedented muscle to squelch dissenters, silence journalists, and shield the carefully manicured event from disruption. President Dilma Rousseff promised to host “the Cup of Cups,” and her government spent more than $850 million on security — five times what was spent in […]

NICE Solutions Help Secure The World’s Largest Soccer Tournament

NICE Situator was chosen as the centerpiece for one of the country’s Integrated Management Centers, which serves the safety and security needs of millions of citizens and tourists. NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) announced that a large city in Brazil has implemented NICE Situator to help secure its community and the international soccer tournament, taking place […]

Brazil Fifa World Cup 2014 Lifts IndigoVision With Video Surveillance Deal

Fifa World Cup 2014 will be held in Brazil in between June – July 2014 and the government has started preparations for this much awaited and world renowned event almost two months ago. Brazil is hosting Fifa World cup for the second time (Fifa was held in brazil for the first time in 1950) and will be the fifth country to have hosted the world twice after Mexico, France, Germany and Italy. Thirty two country football teams will be taking part in this event and will be playing in 12 cities located throughout Brazil. Meanwhile, Indigo Vision, a well known video security specialist has been awarded three major projects including the contract for Fifa 2014 in Brazil. The Edinburgh company admits that it will provide video IP systems, cameras and video storage for at least one FIFA venue in Brazil. Additionally, the government of Brazil has also awarded a new project to Indigo Vision which is to provide all the needs related to video surveillance to its Sao Paulo International Airport. It is also reported that Indigo Vision will now on provide video surveillance services to preserved colonial city, Olinda, which is one of the major tourist attractions in Brazil. In a recent press release, Indigo Vision has also announced that it has plans to release exclusive products such as 20 MP cameras and an explosion proof camera range for the FIFA event. But the company added that the said new products will not be restricted to the event […]

Aimetis Symphony VMS And Axis Cameras Secure Brasilia Int’l Airport

Source: Aimetis Symphony | Date: 10/16/2013 Related tags: Aimetis , AXIS , VMS , Redisul Aimetis Symphony has been deployed as the video management software platform for Brasilia International Airport, the main airport in Brazil’s capital city. Aimetis Symphony provides the airport with a single platform for upgrading the existing CCTV system to operate over an IP network, and a scalable system to easily add new network cameras to the airport as needed. The system is also the largest installation in the region using the latest technology in edge-storage capabilities available in network cameras from Axis Communications . Aimetis partnered with Redisul, a Brazilian system integration company that provided the system installation and project management to deliver a turnkey solution for one of the largest network video management projects in Brazil. Initially, Brasilia Airport will install Aimetis Symphony to 1,000 new and existing analog and IP cameras, with approximately 20% of cameras running Aimetis video analytics. The number of cameras is estimated to increase to 5,000 as the airport grows and expands. Brasilia International Airport is the third largest airport in Brazil, handling over 15 million passengers annually. The airport is operated by INFRAMERICA, the largest private airport operator in Brazil. As the nation’s capital, Brasilia is home to many Federal agencies and international organizations. The metropolitan population of the city is over 3.7 million, making it the fourth largest city in the country. Brasilia is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site for Culture and Humanity.