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  RioOnWatch

  Catalytic Commuinities, a  nonprofit organisation and Rio de Janeiro-based NGO, launched Rio Olympics Neighborhood Watch (RioOnWatch), to bring visibility to favela community voices in the lead
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  Grounded: special report - Brazil

  The Economist, 2013

  A special country-focused edtion of The Economist magazine looks at the following topic areas:
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  Brazil’s rise: seeking influence on gobal governance

  Brookings Institution, 2014

  Brazil stands at a crossroads in its road to major power status. It can either continue its ascent, or can remain a middle power, albeit a critical one, within the existing international status quo. A major power is characterized by more than size, population, and economic achievement. It is distinguished by its intentions regarding its role in the international system.
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  Mega-events and human rights violations in Brazil

  RioOnWatch, 2012

  The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by 12 Brazilian cities and the 2016 Summer Olympics will take place in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
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  Striving for excellence: mega sporting events and human rights

  Institute for Human Rights and Business, 2013

  From the perspective of human rights, "Mega Sporting Events” (MSEs),  bring both opportunities and risks.
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  Sustainable Brazil: social and economic impacts of the 2014 World Cup

  Ernst & Young Terco, 2011

  On October 30, 2007, the FIFA Executive Committee appointed Brazil as host of the 2014 World Cup football tournament.
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  Building BRICs by building stadiums: preliminary reflections on recent and future sports mega-events in four emerging economies

  International Research Institute for Sport Studies, UK, 2014

  Research on sports mega-events throughout the world has demonstrated that the benefits of staging them tend to be overestimated and the costs underestimated.
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  Innovation, solidarity and South-South learning: the role of civil society from middle-income countries in effective development cooperation

  2014

  Civil society organisations (CSOs) from middle-income countries can play multiple strategically important roles in effective development cooperation. Beyond demanding transparency and accountability around the aid that their own countries still receive, they can add signifi cant value to development cooperation provided to other countries.  
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  Supporting ‘Autonomy and Resistance’ The Brazil-Mozambique-South Africa native seed bank project

  Civil Society & South-South Co-operation, 2014

  This case study explores an innovative multi-stakeholder project led civil society in three countries: Brazil, Mozambique and South Africa.
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  From the GHG measurement frontline: a synthesis of non-annex I country national inventory system practices and experiences

  World Resources Institute [ES], 2013

  This working paper focuses on national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories. It draws upon case studies from Brazil, Colombia, India, Mexico, and South Africa and highlights seven emerging good practices that these countries have used to develop capacity and improve and sustain their national GHG inventory systems.

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