Tag Archives: Rio de Janeiro Strategic Plan

Strategies for Metro Rio

Not all is halted, moldy, undone Over the past 20 months, a team of specialists has worked, using local input, to put together Rio de Janeiro’s Metropolitan Region Integrated and Strategic Urban Development Plan. The plan may never be implemented. … Continue reading

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Building Rio, yes indeed

Politicians trip themselves up but democracy moves forward The government limps along, public safety wavers, but a bunch of people are busy chopping wood for the benefit of Rio de Janeiro. Para português, clique aqui Casa Fluminense, Meu Rio and … Continue reading

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Countdown to first mega-event: how far has Rio come?

Planning and monitoring are new to most Brazilians. Participation and trust, too. Less than a month from the June 13 start date for the Rio + 20 U.N. conference on sustainable development, government officials scrambled to reduce hotel costs and … Continue reading

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