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Rio 2016 - Olympic Myths, Hard Realities (Paperback)
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Rio 2016 - Olympic Myths, Hard Realities (Paperback)
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"A clear-eyed, critical examination of the social, political, and
economic costs of hosting the 2016 summer Olympics The selection of
Rio de Janeiro as the site of the summer 2016 Olympic Games set off
jubilant celebrations in Brazil-and created enormous expectations
for economic development and the advancement of Brazil as a major
player on the world stage. Although the games were held without
major incident, the economic, environmental, political, and social
outcomes for Brazil ranged from disappointing to devastating.
Corruption scandals trimmed the fat profits that many local real
estate developers had envisioned, and the local government was
driven into bankruptcy. At the other end of the economic spectrum,
some 77,000 residents of Rio's poorest neighborhoods-the
favelas-were evicted and forced to move, in many cases as far as 20
or 30 miles to the west. Hosting the games ultimately cost Brazil
$20 billion, with little positive to show for the investment. Rio
2016 assembles the views of leading experts on Brazil and the
Olympics into a clear-eyed assessment of the impact of the games on
Brazil in general and on the lives of Cariocas, as Rio's residents
are known. Edited by sports economist Andrew Zimbalist, the other
contributors include Juliana Barbassa, Jules Boykoff, Jamil Chade,
Stephen Essex, Renata Latuf, and Theresa Williamson. "
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