Challenges Mount for Rio's Newly Re-Elected Mayor

October 08, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

With municipal elections coming to an end in Brazil, Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, handily secured his re-election. Securing more than 60 per cent of the vote, Paes' focus on public transportation projects ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics clearly earned him a lot of support. However, with two of the world's largest sporting events coming to his city, Paes will face major challenges in his second term as deadlines for large-scale construction projects approach. Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizonodo reports from Rio de Janeiro.

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Eduardo Paes

Eduardo da Costa Paes is a Brazilian politician who is the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, having defeated Fernando Gabeira in the 2008 Elections. On 12 August 2012, at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Paes received the Olympic Flag, via Jacques Rogge, from Lond... Explore this topic

Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and the Latin America region. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population, with over 193 million people. It is the largest Lusophone coun... Explore this topic

2014 FIFA World Cup

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament that is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. This is the second time Brazil has hosted the competition, the first being the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Brazil is s... Explore this topic

Politics in Brazil

The politics of Brazil take place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. The political and administrative organization of Brazil comprises the... Explore this topic

2016 Summer Olympics

The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event due to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee. The host city of the Games will be Rio de Ja... Explore this topic

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city prop... Explore this topic

Crime in Brazil

Crime in Brazil involves an elevated incidence of violent and non-violent crimes. According to most sources, Brazil possesses high rates of violent crimes, such as murders and robberies; the homicide rate has been steadily declining, but it is still above 20.0 homicides per 10... Explore this topic

Public transport

Јавни превоз је заједнички превоз путника односно услуга која је доступна за коришћење, за разлику од приватног транспорта, као што су такси, минибус или приватни аутобуси. Јавни линијски превоз путника обавља се на: ⁕сталним линијама, ⁕сезонским линијама и ⁕ванредним линијама. Explore this topic

Construction

In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking. Normally, the job is managed by a project m... Explore this topic

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