New IOC HQ and Olympic Progress
The President of the IOC Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016 Games, Nawal El Moutawakel, visited the new Rio 2016...
March 12, 2013Topic
2016 Olympic Games
Rio 2016 Olympic Golf Course Controversy
Rio mayor Eduardo Paes has caused a stir with controversial plans for the new Olympic golf course set to be...
November 6, 2012
Rio Receives Olympic Flag in London: Daily
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes yesterday received the Olympic flag at the London games’ closing ceremony.
August 13, 2012
Vila Autódromo Resists With Plano Popular
The favela community of Vila Autódromo is resisting relocation for 2016 Olympic infrastructure development with their Plano Popular da Vila...
August 7, 2012
Work Starts on Rio’s Olympic Park
Officials gathered in Barra da Tijuca to begin work on the Olympic Park, a planned complex of sporting facilities that...
July 17, 2012
Centro Revitalization Projects in Rio
Porto Maravilha Project is one of the major initiatives for Rio’s Centro district that the city government is working on...
June 19, 2012
BRT Transbrasil Plans to Connect Rio
Residents of Rio’s outer neighborhoods are set to reap the benefits from major new transportation links to be completed in...
April 10, 2012
Transport Funds Secured for Rio 2016
The Federal Government announced funding of R$1.63 billion to finance two key transportation projects in Rio de Janeiro ahead of...
March 27, 2012
Rio’s Olympic Legacy and Vila Autódromo
Carlos Arthur Nuzman emphasized transformation through sport and spoke of the legacy of the 2016 Olympic Games as both a...
March 6, 2012