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Rio 2016 Olympics: Another Reason to Watch Brazil’s Rise

by David Maurrasse | 8.24.2012 at 11:33am | 1 Comment

If public-private partnerships are essential to successfully carrying out the Olympics and using it to catalyze positive change for the host city, then Rio could have an important advantage for hosting the games in 2016.

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Category> Economics, Poverty / Economic Development, Urbanization   Tags> London 2012 Olympics, Rio 2016 Olympics, Rio+20, Sustainable Development

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