RIO DE JANEIRO 2016 - Summer Olympic Games / Games of the XXXI Olympiad

[Joao Pedro - Fortal]

Picture of the new Cidade do Rock (Athletes' Park in 2016)

Link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockinr...7627728389924/

[DannyelBrazil]

Originally Posted by Jim856796

It has been revealed that Rio de Janeiro does not need foreign funding for construction projects to stage the 2016 Summer Olympics after abandoning plans to launch "Olympic bonds" worth $2 billion to help finance the infrastructure projects.

And you were worried about money in Brazil few months ago...

[Jim856796]

So are they gonna make a profit or are they gonna end up driving themselves to bankruptcy?

[Dan Caumo]

Originally Posted by Jim856796

So are they gonna make a profit or are they gonna end up driving themselves to bankruptcy?

The master plan of Rio is very sustainable:

Maracanã Cluster:
Maracanã Stadium: already in renovation for the World Cup the stadium was never and will never be a white elephant
Maracananzinho Arena: ready.
João Havelange Stadium: won't need so much spendings.
Sambodromo: the renovation is being done by private company.
São Januário Stadium: private and the club already planned the renovation before anything else.
Porto Olímpico: the budget of the project comes from the sell of lots.
Marina da Glória: the renovation will be done by the company of Eike Batista one of the richest man on earth.

Copacabana Cluster:
Most part of the venues are going to be temporary and cheap, the rowing stadium (the permanent venue) already exists and need few works.

Deodoro Cluster:
Just the Deodoro Arena and the X-Park (which is not such a big structure) don't exist, another venues just need few works.

Barra Cluster:
Olympic Park: the Olympic Arena and the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center are ready, the Velodrome already exists (the foundations, the track) and will need just a big renovation, and the construction of the entire park will be done by public–private partnership what will decrease the spendings of the government in due to the games.
Riocentro: Ready and private just need temporary installations.
Golf Course: Private
Olympic Village will be paid with the sells after the games.

Infrastructure of the city (subway, BRT, airport...): it will be done and the city already needed before the games.

Above that Rio de Janeiro State has a big production of oil and gas what provide a big budget, to predict a bankruptcy in due of the games is bullshit.

[Rusty48]

Hallo everyone this is my 1st post on Skyscrapercity.

The 2016 Summer Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil will be the best Olympics Games ever I think.

The Brazilian Economy is going strong in 6 years time Brazil will be a trillion dollars richer so they don't need any foreign funding to host the games in 2006 they have found the largest oil filed in the World in more then 20 years more then 33 billion barrels oil they found.

[Moss@d]

Welcome!

[DannyelBrazil]

Originally Posted by Jim856796

So are they gonna make a profit or are they gonna end up driving themselves to bankruptcy?

There is no bankruptcy when the money is used as investment for the city.

What a stupid question...

[guy4versa4]

[VirDiligo]

Source of the images?

[marcusflorida2]

Originally Posted by VirDiligo

Source of the images?

http://www.evolo.us/competition/floa...ympic-complex/

[rsol2000]

[vitorhugoreis]

este vídeo é privado.

[rsol2000]

não sei pq colocaram como privado. ;/

Mascot Candidate Rio 2016 - Muriqui in portuguese.

[vitaming]

Originally Posted by pilotk1

The new São Januário Stadium and future stage of Rugby in Rio 2016 will reforms that legacy will be for the Club and for the city of Rio de Janeiro, qualifying even more one of the main arenas of the history of Brazilian sport.

Nice, but the posts are in the wrong location. They should be at the football goal line.

[Jim856796]

Can the Sao Januario Stadium become a rectangular football stadium for the Olympics and beyond?. I already know that no renders for the final product are available yet.

[TEBC]

Originally Posted by vitaming

Nice, but the posts are in the wrong location. They should be at the football goal line.

for 7s match?

[vitaming]

Though sevens has fewer players, the pitch is the same size. That's what makes it the most tiring activity I've ever tried!

I'm really excited that 7s will debut in Rio. Brasil the next rugby power!

[guy4versa4]

Check out the countdown for the Paralympic Games emblem launch, that will take place at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas on 26 November! http://www.rio2016.com/en/rio-2016-n...alympic-values

[gabriel campos]

Paralympics games

[Carlos Teixeira]

Love those 3D´s logos... congrats Rio