Rio's kitchen game11/17/2023 Now it’s an outpost of 20 small, identical houses. It used to be a neighborhood of more than five hundred families. "History will talk about the Rio de Janeiro before - and a much better Rio de Janeiro after the Olympic Games."Įven as President Bach was celebrating all his organization had done for Rio, about 15 miles from the Maracanã, a celebration of another sort was underway. "These were marvelous Olympic Games in the Marvelous City," Bach said. 21, 2016, Thomas Bach did not disappoint. It is customary for the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to close the games by declaring them the best ever. Just under a year ago, in the Maracanã - Rio’s fabled soccer stadium - the Olympic flag was passed to representatives of Tokyo, where the 2020 Summer Games will take place. Revisit our August 2016 story on games-related displacement in Rio de Janeiro and how it compared to Atlanta and other Olympic host cities. Facebook Email A demolished house with a sign that translates to, "Not everybody has a price" stands in front of the Olympic Media Center building.
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