Brazil’s Golden Age–or Parade of White Elephants?

Friday, May 20th 2011 - 19:29 UTC

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by COHA Research Associate Augustus Urschel.
The 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
Winning the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic bids continues to have both intended and unexpected consequences for this year’s miracle country. On November 28, 2010, Brazilian police and soldiers seized the Complexo do Alemão, a large favela in the Northern Zone of Rio, from drug lords. Read full article

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Fido Dido
This is nothing more mix with out dated info mixed with a copy from the economist. typical news from up north, so long it's bad, it scores very well.
May 20th, 2011 - 09:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
It's arguably worse than this article makes out.

Many, many developments are still on hold pend
ing environmental assessment, which has been known to take years to be forthcoming.

On top of which there is a grave national shortage of competent, first-world-capable construction workers.
May 21st, 2011 - 08:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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