Strengthened by the new infrastructure, installed last year for the 2007 Pan American Games, Rio is in the race for the 2016 Olimpics. Further improvement is expected before 2014, when the city will host the Soccer World Cup, together with cities of the northeast of Brazil. The proposal foresees the construction of the Olimpic Village [...]
“The Olímpic Games are hosted in certain strategic places on earth and identify the city with the highest expression of human ideals: The construction of peace.” Paulo Mendes da Rocha, architect. What certainly cannot be described as peaceful and constructive are the selection processes of the Games´ host cities. For the selection of the 2012 [...]
La Boca, district near the port of Buenos Aires, originated as a traditional worker class barrio of Italian immigrants at the end of the 19th century. Today the “caminito” between the Boca Juniors stadium and the old docks, loaded with souvenir stands and tango shows, attracts thousands of tourists. The old houses in these streets, [...]
