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

Contributor Zimbalist, Andrew S. editor.

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

Imprint2017

Descriptionvii, 256 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Note: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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note:"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.

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