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Rio 2016’s Unenduring Legacy 0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 04/07/2016
The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been heralded from the start as ‘legacy games’. One key component of the Rio 2016 legacy plan is increased sport participation for low-income children and youth, with a number of public programs set up, and substantial funding channeled, toward this goal. One month before the Games are scheduled to begin, however, this legacy has yet to leave a lasting mark.
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Janice Perlman: “There are so many things in Rio that are never talked about and that are absolutely heroic.”2
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Interview
- 29/06/2016
For this month’s Special Report, Dr. Janice Perlman, founder and CEO of the Mega-Cities Project, joined us to share her wide expertise on public policy, mega-events and the Rio Olympics. Since her last book Favela. Four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro hit the shelves, six years have passed. It’s time to take a step back and have a look at what has happened.
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