Brazil as International Host€¦ · the favelas to the World Cup and Olympics –Favelas mostly...
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Brazil as International Host
The Eyes of the World on Brazil
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Brazil hosts World Cup and Summer Olympics
• In 2010s Brazil hosted two of the largest sporting events in the worlds
– 2014 World Cup
– 2016 Summer Olympics
• Huge tourism boost
– Also huge expenses
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Pre-Game Cleanup
• In 2013 Brazilian officials were worried about potential crime overspill of crime from the favelas to the World Cup and Olympics – Favelas mostly under
crime lord control
– Use of heavily armored forces to crack down on crime
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The World Cup
• Brazil hosted FIFA World Cup in summer of 2014 – Fifth time that South America
has hosted
• Games played in 12 different cities around the country – Brazil allowed a chance to
showcase country and culture
– Great source of pride in Brazil for the “Beautiful game”
• Argentina lost to Germany in Finals
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Controversy In Brazil
• World Cup cost Brazil $14 billion to host – Construction of 6 new
stadiums – Large amount of poverty
in Brazil
• Displacement of people to build new stadiums
• Anti-FIFA protests – Against costs of hosting
World Cup
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World Cup Street Art
• During and after World Cup lots of artists painted murals in cities around the country to commemorate the events of the games
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The Rio Olympics
• Brazil awarded hosting rights for 2016 Summer Olympics – Hosted by the city of Rio
de Janeiro
– Beat out Spain, Japan, and United States
• Record number of participants from record number of countries
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Controversy in Rio
• Large amounts of water pollution poses a threat to the competition – Debris and garbage
possibly getting in way of boating events
– Contaminated water could get participants sick