So does Rio hosting the World Cup two years prior make this easier logistically or harder for local sponsorship dollars / facility building dollars? I've been thinking about this all day I can't decide if the pro or cons win.
The World Cup is hosted by the entire country with only a few matches in Rio.
I don't think the two really have much to do with each other, they will be run by different organizing committees.
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What part of "The City of Chicago having obtained the least number of votes will not participate in the next round" don't you understand?
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The World Cup is hosted by the entire country with only a few matches in Rio.
I don't think the two really have much to do with each other, they will be run by different organizing committees.
Different organizing committees and cities for sure. But I'm assuming a lot of money to build these games is going to come from the federal government and from the sponsorship of large nation companies.
From quick internet searching the World Cup budget is $11B, the Olympics budget is $14B.
Yeah, they're already planning upgrades to Maracana which is the largest stadium in the country and is in Rio. They also have plans to upgrade airports in both cities and upgrade the Sao Paulo/Rio transportation corridor. So a lot of that can overlap for both events. The exposure for Brazil should be fantastic though. In most of Rio...I felt safer than I did in downtown Edmonton. But I will admit where the Rodoviaria in Rio was in 2002....Was just like 118th Street in Edmonton. Happy to get out of both places without any stab wounds.
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The World Cup is hosted by the entire country with only a few matches in Rio.
I don't think the two really have much to do with each other, they will be run by different organizing committees.
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Here's CNN's unparalleled quality reporting.
What part of "The City of Chicago having obtained the least number of votes will not participate in the next round" don't you understand?
That's unreal. It's as though Americans think they are entitled to the Olympics every 10 -12 years. I'm glad for Rio. Nice to see it go to an area of the world that has never got an opportunity to host before.
If Americans ever wondered why the rest of the world hates them, that guy is representative of the reason.
It took Calgary four tries to win the Olympics. So far as I am aware, this was Chicago's first. I suspect if Madrid aims for 2020, they will get it. Proximity to London 2012 probably didn't help their bid any.
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