Rio 2016 : Olympic myths, hard realities / Andrew Zimbalist, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zimbalist, Andrew S.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Olympic Games--(31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)--Social aspects.

Olympic Games.

Olympic Games--(31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)--Political aspects.

Tourism--Social aspects--Brazil.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : maps, illustrations ; cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2017.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2017]

Summary:

"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"--Publisher's website.

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.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.

Contents:

Introduction : "welcome to hell" / Andrew Zimbalist

The Olympics in the twenty-first century : where does Rio 2016 fit in? / Jules Boykoff

Brazil's Olympic rollercoaster / Juliana Barbassa

Not everyone has a price : how the small favela of Vila Autódromo's fight opened a path to Olympic resistance / Theresa Williamson

Architecture and urban design : the shaping of Rio 2016 Olympic legacies / Renata Latuf de Oliveira Sanchez and Stephen Essex

Strictly confidential : access to information and the media in Rio / Jamil Chade

Safety for whom? : securing Rio for the Olympics / Juliana Barbassa

Green games : the Olympics, sustainability, and Rio 2016 / Jules Boykoff

The economic legacy of Rio 2016 / Andrew Zimbalist.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creative Commons. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en

Print version record.

ISBN:

0-8157-5004-8

OCLC:

1222794858