Brazil’s economy – competitiveness The World Bank recently looked at Brazil’s competitiveness, in particular the business environment and logistics costs structure. In a report titled “The Brazilian Competitiveness Cliff”, published in February 2013, Otaviano Canuto, Matheus Cavallari, and José Guilherme Reis conclude “there are significant cost pressures and competitiveness issues(continue)
Rio 2016 – work is gathering pace The U.K.-based consultant AECOM, 2011 winner of the General Urban Plan for the Olympic Park in 2011, is finalising its construction plan which the appointed Rio Mais consortium will implement. The plan has special emphasis on optimising circulation areas and the integration of(continue)
British efforts pay off Over the past two years the UK government has supported in many ways the promotion of sports and events planning and delivery expertise to Brazil. Their ideas grew out of the earlier successful efforts that Australia demonstrated at a number of international sporting events – the(continue)
Research that looks at the experience of spectators at major competition venues at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Having seen and experienced the impact of iconic architecture for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, particularly the Bird’s Nest as well as the Watercube, and for the London 2012 Olympic(continue)
Nawal El Moutawakel, chair of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission, diplomatically led her team of inspectors on its its fourth visit to Rio de Janeiro since the city’s selection in 2009 as host for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The IOC team issued a number of “gentle(continue)
