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    Rio de Janeiro 2016: management of “Porto Maravilha” urban operation
    (AESOP, 2016) Affonso, Claudia; Rebelo, Emília Malcata
    Rio de Janeiro ranks second among the six Brazilian municipalities with the highest Gross Domestic Product (5.1%), being its current number of inhabitants of about 6,476,631 (IBGE,2015). This city – internationally well known as Brazil’s iconic postcard – has led, since the beginning of colonization, a key role in the economy, culture and politics of its country. Being one of the main country entry and exit routes of material, social, and cultural goods, among others, the city of Rio de Janeiro has occupied a longstanding strategic role on political and national economic grounds. Thus, with such a rich history, its urban fabric, architecture and cultural identity still keep strong traces of its past. However, throughout its growth, problems also have emerged such as high crime, urban voids and degraded areas. During Brazil's international economic highlight scenario, the city of Rio de Janeiro was chosen in 2009 to host some international-scale events like the Olympic and Paralympics’ Games in 2016. The city hall saw this fact as the opportunity not only host the 2016 events, but also to leverage a huge urban renovation project, also providing a post-event legacy to the city. With this ideas in mind, the city council, supported by the state and federal governments, designed some anchor projects and investments and rendered them operational based on a city planning strategy focused on the renewal of degraded areas. This strategy was anchored on three pillars: Urban Rehabilitation, Real Estate Development and Socioeconomic Development.