Avaliações sobre o legado dos Jogos Olímpicos Rio 2016 : um estudo crítico de megaeventos esportivos e seus impactos

Abstract

This study sought to critically analyze the legacy of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, based on the Brazilian strategy of using sports mega-events as a tool for urban and social transformation. Thus, the research aimed to investigate whether the proposed legacy in the Candidature Files came to fruition with advancements in terms of social, urban, and economic development for the population. It is based on the assumption that, despite the interventions, transformation projects, and proposed legacies in Rio’s 2016 Candidature Files, the measures presented there did not have the same impact for a part of the population. Some of the proposed projects showed effects opposite to what was expected and did not promote improvement for the population, contributing to the deepening of social inequality. The hypothesis will be tested through the qualitative analysis of official documents, reports, and critical articles. From that analysis, it is concluded that, the legacy of the Rio Olympics is ambiguous: despite the infrastructure and urbanization legacy left by the Games, those benefits were restricted to specific groups, deepening the socio-economic inequality that already existed.