The interaction between Brazil and the world is growing by the hour as the FIFA World Cup and the Rio 2016 Olympics come nearer. Brazil is facing a number of new challenges coming from the outside world as well as from the inside.
This Play the Game theme page takes a closer look at Brazil in connection with the upcoming mega-events, the challenges they present and the issues they create.
Here, you can read more about the battle for the Maracanã, Brazil’s old national stadium, the Brazilian government’s efforts to clean up corruption in the preparations for the events and the fight against the corrupt leaders on top of the sports organisations.
You can also read about the urban renewal projects benefitting mostly the wealthy minority, Brazil’s lack of a national sports policy, an analysis by Brazilian blogger and journalist, Jose Cruz on Brazil’s fragile Olympic spirit and much more.
Play the Game and Brazil
The main part of the information presented on this page was gathered in connection with Play the Game's one-day seminar in São Paulo on 24 October 2012 titled 'Mega-events and Democracy: Risks and Opportunities'.
It was an experiment that went well beyond the optimistic expectations and gathered 85 journalists, academics, sports leaders, business executives and students to the one-day seminar.
From 28-31 October in Aarhus, Denmark, Play the Game will open its doors for the 8th international conference ‘Play the Game 2013 – Stepping up for democracy in sport’. One of the main conference topics titled ‘From Russia to Rio: Power games or people’s games?’, will also have a strong focus on Brazil and the various issues the country is facing with regards to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games.
The information on this page will therefore continue to evolve as the events move closer.
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