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Rio’s City Hall Forges Resident Protest to Remove Vila Autódromo

For the original in Portuguese by the Rio Popular Committee for the World Cup and Olympics click here. A protest of about 20 people on the doorstep of Rio’s City Hall on Wednesday October 30 […]

AECOM Wins Olympic Design Bid: The Plan in Pictures

By • August 30, 2011

August 30, 2011–Vila Autódromo remains in all phases of the project, see top left corner of the “Olympic Site Triangle:” 2016 2018 2030

International Competition Launched for 2016 Rio Olympic Park

By Mathieu Labrie • Translation by Sarah De Rose • June 21, 2011

The City of Rio is determined to capitalize on the opportunity to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016. It aims to deliver one of the most memorable and picturesque Games ever … (Ville de […]