Rio de Janeiro wins bid to host 2016 Olympics
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I was thinking the same thing. Probably with a very large police presence just before and during the events.
You got that right...the tree huggers in Vancouver are complaining about having a few druggies and perpetual homeless folks moved out of the downtown core for the olympics. In terms of scale this problem is trivial compared to what Brazil will have to deal with....
Maybe we can ship them a few sidewalk socialists to help develop their policy
I think that is a very good decision. However, it is surpricing since Rio is also hosting the World Cup in 2014, I believe. That means all the infrastructure will be in place (ie accomodation, fields, transportation). Regarding crime, why do we (western society) always have to focus on the negative. They won the Olympics! The US didn't get it, nor Spain. Can't the Olympics go to a country that is not one of the 'traditional' ones? Doesn't someone else deserve to host it now and then? (caveat: having said that, it might become a curse and not a benefit)
Lula is a socialist already, don't worry.You got that right...the tree huggers in Vancouver are complaining about having a few druggies and perpetual homeless folks moved out of the downtown core for the olympics. In terms of scale this problem is trivial compared to what Brazil will have to deal with....
Maybe we can ship them a few sidewalk socialists to help develop their policy
Hoje é um dia a comemorar!
With that influx of $ coming in, Lula and his boys can clean up the country, put in some order and they'll be plenty of jobs to be had. Both industrial and "recreational".
I bet Lula and Pele are going to have a very good celebratory meal tonight! Love to be there with them!!
Actually, it is probably this that was the major factor in this decision. The IOC figures: since they'll be hosting the World Cup (the only event bigger than the Olympics) only about 22 months beforehand, why not let FIFA and Brazil put everything in place? It also covers the IOC for not having the Olympics in South America before. Now they avoid any of that criticism.
With that influx of $ coming in, Lula and his boys can clean up the country, put in some order and they'll be plenty of jobs to be had. Both industrial and "recreational".
I bet Lula and Pele are going to have a very good celebratory meal tonight! Love to be there with them!!
What a picture. I told the family that whatever happens, I will be in Rio for the World Cup. That picture just gives me more incentive to go.Actually, it is probably this that was the major factor in this decision. The IOC figures: since they'll be hosting the World Cup (the only event bigger than the Olympics) only about 22 months beforehand, why not let FIFA and Brazil put everything in place? It also covers the IOC for not having the Olympics in South America before. Now they avoid any of that criticism.
With that influx of $ coming in, Lula and his boys can clean up the country, put in some order and they'll be plenty of jobs to be had. Both industrial and "recreational".
I bet Lula and Pele are going to have a very good celebratory meal tonight! Love to be there with them!!
You're probably right. I'm not too familiar with Rio and its problems. When I was researching international locations for mongering, I kept reading about Rio's high crime rate, even on monger boards.
Crime in Rio
... the whole system there is the problem IMO.
And is not just favelas and the drug lords as most may think.
If interested, watch the extra material on the flick, City of God- Cidade de Deus, as well as the docu flick Ônibus 174 ( both Brazilian flicks obviously ) and you shall have a better idea. If you have been there enough you should already know.
I love Rio, but at the same time it is like beauty and the beast. Sexy and extreme violent .. all at the same time.
Back on a brighter note : 3 cheers for Bundas !!!
... the whole system there is the problem IMO.
And is not just favelas and the drug lords as most may think.
If interested, watch the extra material on the flick, City of God- Cidade de Deus, as well as the docu flick Ônibus 174 ( both Brazilian flicks obviously ) and you shall have a better idea. If you have been there enough you should already know.
I love Rio, but at the same time it is like beauty and the beast. Sexy and extreme violent .. all at the same time.
Back on a brighter note : 3 cheers for Bundas !!!
Much better sex in Rio than Chicago. When you look at it, it was the SEX capital that won the Olympics.
Chicago = Sex? In jail
Tokyo = Sex? Too expensive AND racist
Madrid = Sex? Go to The Netherlands, will ya?
RIO: SCORE! No, wait.............GOL!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLL!! XUXA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gyaos Baltar.
ya, I was thinking we will be seeing Misty May in a thong, although it would probably be her daughter by then I guess.
sorry to be the party pooper here but its time this nonsense of bids for the Olympics stop. I am a huge sports fan and do appreciate the Olympics but seriously how much money is thrown around, budgets gone into over drive, venues built that will never be used again after (see Beijing's Bird Nest tree thingie) and thats just for the bid part, never mind the financial insanity that goes along with the games.
The Olympics both summer and winter should be held once ever 4 years at one permanent location, the summer for Athens or Sydney, and the winter in Lillehammer or Vancouer, that will put a dent into cities wasting money on showcasing themselves to a bunch of corrupt IOC bureaucrats looking to increase their bank balances.
The Olympics both summer and winter should be held once ever 4 years at one permanent location, the summer for Athens or Sydney, and the winter in Lillehammer or Vancouer, that will put a dent into cities wasting money on showcasing themselves to a bunch of corrupt IOC bureaucrats looking to increase their bank balances.
