Sailing Magazine
Secretaria de Estado do Ambiente do Rio
As the football World Cup wraps up in Brazil, Brazil’s President says the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be a top priority from Monday 14 July 14.
President, Ms Dilma Rousseff recently met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in Brasilia as they looked ahead to the 17 days of Olympic competition, which gets underway in just over two years’ time.
‘Brazil and Brazilians can be proud,’ Bach said after the meeting. ‘I was pleased to hear the confidence President Rousseff has in the Games and what they will deliver, and it was good to hear that the Games and their legacy will be a top priority.’
He then pledged that the IOC will contribute $1.5 billion (£876 million /€1.1 billion) to the Games, to ensure the event ‘leaves a huge sporting, economic and social legacy’.
Part of that legacy was a commitment to improve the water quality in Guanabara Bay and the rivers, estuaries and ocean beaches for which Rio is renowned and to which more than one million tourists flock annually.
And while the spotlight is still on the quality of the water and waterways of the host city, which will be the venues for swimming, rowing, sailing and other events, a new garbage collection method has been implemented in 16 key slum areas known as Complexo de Maré in the city’s north.
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