VOICED : Brasil licita aeropuerto de Rio

A consortium led by Brazil's Odebrecht and Singapore's Changi won the bid to manage Rio de Janeiro's international airport for 25 years, offering $8.2 billion, exceeding government expectations. Another consortium, Aerobrasil, including Brazilian groups and Zurich and Munich airport operators, secured a 30-year contract for Belo Horizonte's Confins terminal with an $800 million bid. The Brazilian government has been preparing for nearly two years to privatize these airports, which require urgent upgrades, ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Which companies formed the consortium that won the bid for Rio de Janeiro's airport?

• Odebrecht and Aerobrasil

• Munich and Zurich

• Aerobrasil and Zurich

• Odebrecht and Changi

How long will the Odebrecht and Changi consortium manage the Rio de Janeiro airport?

• 15 years

• 30 years

• 20 years

• 25 years

What was the value of the offer made by the Aerobrasil consortium for the Confins terminal?

• 1.2 billion dollars

• 500 million dollars

• 1 billion dollars

• 800 million dollars

Which airports' operators are part of the Aerobrasil consortium?

• Zurich and Munich

• Changi and Zurich

• Munich and Changi

• Odebrecht and Zurich

Why is the Brazilian government privatizing the airports?

• To build new airports

• To reduce air traffic

• To prepare for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

• To increase tourism