Sustainability dilemmas for Brazil in hosting mega-sport events

Arianne Carvalhedo Reis, Lamartine Pereira DaCosta

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Abstract

This chapter investigates the main pressures and challenges faced by Brazil as a host nation in the planning of a sustainable event management during the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games. The main arguments of this chapter are the following: governance issues in relation to accountability underpin the implementation of other sustainability principles, particularly in the context of developing countries; governing sporting bodies and the government of Brazil focus excessively on matters of infrastructure for the event at the expense of greater economic, social and environmental issues; and the track record of Brazil and its hosting of large sporting events leads to a conclusion that there are significant lessons still to be learned if, indeed, the events are to live up to their green promises.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTourism in Brazil: Environment, Management and Segments
EditorsGui Lohmann, Dianne Dredge
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherRoutledge
Pages60-76
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9780203121801
ISBN (Print)9780415674324
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • tourism
  • Brazil
  • sustainability
  • hosting of sporting events

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