Rio 2016 : Olympic Myths, Hard Realities /
Rio 2016 : Olympic Myths, Hard Realities /
Andrew Zimbalist, editor.
- 1 online resource (270 pages).
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Introduction : "welcome to hell" / The Olympics in the twenty-first century : where does Rio 2016 fit in? / Brazil's Olympic rollercoaster / Not everyone has a price : how the small favela of Vila Autódromo's fight opened a path to Olympic resistance / Architecture and urban design : the shaping of Rio 2016 Olympic legacies / Strictly confidential : access to information and the media in Rio / Safety for whom? : securing Rio for the Olympics / Green games : the Olympics, sustainability, and Rio 2016 / The economic legacy of Rio 2016 / Andrew Zimbalist -- Jules Boykoff -- Juliana Barbassa -- Theresa Williamson -- Renata Latuf de Oliveira Sanchez and Stephen Essex -- Jamil Chade -- Juliana Barbassa -- Jules Boykoff -- Andrew Zimbalist.
Open Access
"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
9780815732464
Tourism--Social aspects.
Social aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Economic Policy.
Tourism--Social aspects--Brazil.
Brazil.
Electronic books.
Introduction : "welcome to hell" / The Olympics in the twenty-first century : where does Rio 2016 fit in? / Brazil's Olympic rollercoaster / Not everyone has a price : how the small favela of Vila Autódromo's fight opened a path to Olympic resistance / Architecture and urban design : the shaping of Rio 2016 Olympic legacies / Strictly confidential : access to information and the media in Rio / Safety for whom? : securing Rio for the Olympics / Green games : the Olympics, sustainability, and Rio 2016 / The economic legacy of Rio 2016 / Andrew Zimbalist -- Jules Boykoff -- Juliana Barbassa -- Theresa Williamson -- Renata Latuf de Oliveira Sanchez and Stephen Essex -- Jamil Chade -- Juliana Barbassa -- Jules Boykoff -- Andrew Zimbalist.
Open Access
"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
9780815732464
Tourism--Social aspects.
Social aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Economic Policy.
Tourism--Social aspects--Brazil.
Brazil.
Electronic books.