In this March 5, 2014 photo, construction continues on a project, known locally as "The Big Ditch," to reroute one of three main traffic arteries, in Cuiaba, Brazil. The debris in this small city in western Brazil is part of the grand-scale mess of unfulfilled promises. Unfinished infrastructure projects were supposed to create a new metropolis, with modern roads and a light-rail system to whiz passengers to the city center from a gleaming 21st century airport in time for this summer’s World Cup. From the look of things, they won’t be done in Cuiaba, or in the country’s other 11 host cities, where many construction plans are hopelessly behind schedule, or have been canceled. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Vargas)
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