The Rebuilding of Rio de Janeiro PLSC 422 Presentation: Emma Watts, Mark Phelps, Todd Goldstein, and David Koontz

History of World Cup: Preparation in South America 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico had held the games 1970,16 years prior to the most recent event held in Originally to be held in Columbia. Failed due to economic concerns. Decided to be held in Mexico in First city to hold two World Cups. Severe earthquake eight months prior to tournament. Doubt. Events were still held.

Collapsed General Hospital in Mexico City after the 1986 Earthquake. Flyer advertising the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

How South Africa Prepared for the World Cup Won the Nomination in 2004, over Egypt, Morocco, and a joint bid with Libya and Tunisia. Question if South Africa could catch up with construction of stadiums. Security Concerns. (Crime) Bulked up police force. Built 5 new Stadiums and upgraded five existing stadiums. New Rapid Transit Railway and widened highways. Refurbished Airports

History of Olympics: Preparation in Beijing China Also created new buildings, stadiums, hotels, and even created an entire village within the city for the athletes. Relocation of People out of Beijing Pollution. Efforts to improve the environment. Athletes concerned about health

London 2012 Olympics Various Organizations created to oversee the success of the games. Olympic Delivery Authority. Security Concerns due to riots and terrorist attacks. Fear. Olympics were successfully held.

Security Overview Federal Police fostering Legacy of Safety and Security Rio de Janeiro strong culture of violence and violent crime. 4,767 murders in Rio in 2010 o -536 murders in New York City 2010 Police focused on Pacification and creating a greater presence of forces o -At least 20 more police units across Rio

Security Leadership Federal Police Chief Jose Mariano Beninca Beltrame o -Secretary of Security for Rio de Janeiro Focused on Creating "Legacy of safety and security in the Region following a strong history of violence."

Securing the Favelas Gang related violence has plagued Rio for Decades Violence centered in city slums or Favelas Beltrame believes hosting the world cup and olympics has allowed police and federal workers to secure and integrate the Favelas

Drug Trafficking Rio de Janeiro has a strong drug trafficking culture in the favelas Drug crimes on rise o police seized 14 kilos of crack cocaine o police seized 200 kilos of crack cocaine Brazilian Military launched a two week crackdown on drug traffickers o -Resulted in 181 arrest, 518 weapons seizures and at least 40 deaths

Destruction of the Favelas Since February of 2011, Rio has been destroying the favelas. By the end of the renovations about 1.5 million families will be out of a home across Brazil. This is not the same as the Beijing Games as 1.5 million there alone were removed The construction companies are to build new housing for the displaced families but have not finished them. The demolitions are part of a transformation of the area around Rio

Citizen's Reactions

Many citizens are extremely upset about the destruction of their homes Some see it as just a way for the government to capture their homes to build new middle class homes Others see it as just a way for the government to have an excuse to push them out Normally a country's citizens are happy for both the World Cup and the Olympics, and this time there are many people who do not want to support them at all

Reasons This destruction is for the building of new stadiums and parking for the games, both the Olympics and World Cup There are also new apartment buildings being built across from where other favelas were destroyed People also say that this is just to destroy the low income housing and have an excuse to place high income housing The games are also being used as an excuse to just clean up the city where city officials want the poor to move out

World Reaction to the Destruction Many activists have voiced their opinions on how the government is abusing eminent domain Amnesty International is one of the biggest groups standing up for the families being evicted The IOC and FIFA have stated that they do not see any rights being violated Neither group will perform and outside/internal investigation on violations Countries of the world have yet to step up and do anything and are not expected as no one did for Beijing

Why are these events important for a country? These games allow Brazil to be on the world stage The increase in both tourism and new buildings allow for the GDP of the country to grow, bringing more people out of poverty into the middle class Rio alone should see a 15% increase in tourism These events also push a country to modernize faster than on a normal pace

Cost of Reconstruction Initial estimates say the renovations and construction will cost about $14.8 billion o that it just the cost for Olympic buildings City, state and local governments have invested about $12 billion to these efforts so far The construction is projected to be done by the end of early 2016

Stadiums: Macarana Originally built for the 1950 World Cup Recently rebuilt for the 2007 Pan American Games Undergoing another renovation currently Changes include: o lowering the grandstand o new roof- had to be demolished because it was deemed to be unsafe Issue: o reconstruction is continually delayed due to strikes Budget: o $470 million

Macarana Stadium

Stadiums: Barra Velodrome Complete renovation for the stadium which houses track cycling Does not meet current Olympic standards o must be expanded o proposed split level circulation system New circulation systems and more open floor plan

Transportation: Airports Notoriously known to be cramped and strained with air traffic growth Renovations include airport terminals and runways o this includes expansion and modernization Tencredo Neves International Airport is nearly doubling its capacity

Transportation: High Speed Rail Plans are in place to build a high speed rail between Rio and Sao Paulo The tunnel will be 6 kilometers long, through a large mountain The construction is so far behind that it may not be ready for the World Cup and even the games The only alternative to flying or busses is over primarily unsafe roads o this cuts down on travel of those roads

Rio Metro

Transportation: Roads New roads are being built from the city's southern suburbs to most of the Olympic venues o the Olympic venues are beyond the current metro and bus lines Problem: these new roads go through some of the poorest and unsafe neighborhoods The construction is causing the eviction of Vila Autodromo and thousands of other small communities Money constraints

Lodging: Hotels Plans to build 10,000 more hotel rooms o 22 new hotels Two of the new hotels will be built as part of the Olympic port in the harbour area Le Paris Hotel There will still be a shortage, even with the new construction o cruise liners will be used as extra space for lodging

Olympic Village Media Village (MEV)- 85 buildings that will house the press will be transformed into public housing after the games Olympic Village (OLV)- residential housing units, shops, restaurants, gyms, plazas The final cost for this will be around $1.5 billion

Questions 1. Where was the 1986 World Cup supposed to be originally held? 2. Who is standing up for the families of the favelas?

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