Sports Events

host a mega-event such as the Olympic Games. When a city bid to host the Olympic Games the first item that is looked after are the economic benefits that a country might obtain. Nevertheless, when a city host the Olympic Games not only economic benefits such as the development of the infrastructure, gains with tourism and investments that are going to be done in the country are achieved. Also non economic benefits for example the image that a host country can show to the world, the sport…

esta complexidade na dimensão específica dos megaeventos esportivos Horne; Manzenreiter (2006, p. 1-2) afirmam que, just as modern competitive sport and large-scale sport events were developed in line with the logic of capitalist modernity, sports mega-events and global sport culture are central to late modern capitalist societies. As media events, the Summer Olympic Games and the FIFA association football World Cup provide cultural resources for reflecting upon identity and…

might very well be the best form of talent identification, with competition seeing the best or most talented athletes rise to the top in their chosen sport (Peltola 1992). However the many athletes that do not succeed in the particular sport they have chosen, along with many that do achieve a degree of success, may be better suited to a different sport and never realise it (Peltola 1992). With this in mind and considering that without talent development talent identification would…

The 2016 Olympic Games will be a multi-sport event held in the second half of 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The choice was made during the 121st Session of the International Olympic Committee, held in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2, 2009. Paralympic Summer Games 2016 will be hosted in the same city and organized by the same committee. It will be the first time the Olympics will be hosted in South America The event will take place on August 05 and 21, 2016 and will be Paralympic Games…

and several restaurants. It is easy to fall prey to its charms, which include typical Brazilian food and music and warm, laid-back people. In addition, soccer fans can watch a game at the legendary Maracanã Stadium, which has hosted memorable sports events over the years. This city is an unforgettable destination in any time of the year. However, if you don’t mind crowded places and too much fuss, you can visit it during Carnival and check out Brazil’s biggest popular celebration in…

J. Predicting the costs and benefits of mega-sporting events: misjudgement of olympic proportions? Economic Affairs, v. 29, n. 2, p. 62-66, jun. 2009. BASTOS, M; COBOS, P. Verba pública financiará 94% dos estádios da Copa. Documento do Ministério do Esporte mostra que país vai gastar R$ 5,3 bilhões. Folha de São Paulo. P. D1. fevereiro de 2010. BRENKE, K.; WAGNER, G. G. The Soccer World Cup in Germany: A Major Sporting and Cultural Event – But Without Notable Business Cycle Effects.…

Espanha, Suíça, Suécia e Alemanha na exposição Sports Events. O Sports Events Expo Rio conta com a participação da Câmara Portuguesa de Comércio e Indústria do Rio de Janeiro. A Câmara Portuguesa de Comércio do Rio classifica o evento como "um cenário perfeito" para que as empresas possam mostrar sua experiência no fornecimento de produtos, serviços e infraestrutura para eventos esportivos. Por isso, a entidade está disponibilizando seu espaço no Sports Events Expo Rio para a…

O E-sports é um conjunto de desportos eletrônicos como o nome indica, nele fazem parte diversos jogo eletrônicos como o Leaague of Legends e o Cs:go. O league of Legends já é considerado desporto na América. Como eu sei, muitos de vocês quando pensam em deportos relacionam logo ao atletismo, basquetebol, futebol, entre outros. Na realidade a única coisa que pode confirmar que esses “desportos” são mesmo considerados deportos é a definição de desporto, em que se formos a ver um desporto…

overall ‘Sport & Active Leisure’ scene. Dr. Herman Smulders President of the EC-OE 1. 1.1 Identification of ‘Sport’, ‘Active Leisure’ & the ‘Outdoors’ The European context: European umbrella organisations In the 1990’s begin 2000, European umbrella organisations focusing on ‘specific’ or even ‘general’ sports related issues, became a new phenomenon. Obviously many – mostly scientific – international organisations already existed in the ‘sports arena’ (e.g. on the history of…

or events within the next few hours, they wait for an event to be reported after the stroke occurred through television or journal. The use of terminals at strategic points in public spaces and connected to a server that processes the information is of great viability, since the points of economy, sustainability and maintenance. With the events of the 2016 Olympic Games and the World Cup 2014, there is urgent need that Brazil adopt means of providing the information referred to these…