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Rio de Janeiro 2016
Gabriel Silvestre
As one enters the viewing platform of the Olympic Park at Barra da Tijuca, a bold statement is displayed T G T Barcelona Mayor Pasqual Maragall whose quote Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, borrowed from, eager to equate the urban interventions for the 2016 Games with the wide-ranging transformation witnessed in the Catalan capital more than two decades ago. It is claimed that Rio is undergoing a watershed moment with mega-events propelling it to global city status (Paes, 2015). Expectations are at such a level that when Paes was confronted by a recent study showing marginal benefits for cities hosting mega- W B F
C G city? What kind of transformations are being induced by the mega-event? For that, it is important to examine how the Olympic moment translates into changes and continuities of the developmental ‘ J T ‘ N “ uth Ends. How does the preparation for the 2016 Games relate to these dichotomies?
This chapter offers an overview ‘ J preliminary discussion of the legacies that will be left by the event. The first part charts the history of urban change, events and mega-projects that have shaped the development of the city. The second examines the different Olympic bids the city has prepared in the last two decades followed by an analysis of the preparations and their impacts six years after the Olympic nomination. Finally, the conclusion attempts to answer the questions posed with one year still to go before the start of the Olympics.
From the belle époque to the era of mega-events
Francisco Pereira Passos is another political figure that Eduardo Paes is keen to be associated with¹. Mayor of Rio de Janeiro between 1902 and 1906 he is credited with ‘ area, a feat likened to that of Baron H G W P that served as its model (Benchimol, 1990) T Centro, experienced a frenetic and profound program of
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