...Oceguera Research Report November 19, 2011 Gustavo Portilho 100039316 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Rio 2016 4 Transportation 6 Accommodation/Hospitality 7 Environmental Concern 9 Safety 10 Economic Projections 12 Predictions 14 Additional Sources 16 APPENDIX A 17 Executive Summary This paper has attempted to uncover some facts regarding the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics Games and explain how the city is preparing to host the event. This report explores and predicts the preparation and the impacts of 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro city. The Brazilian Government expects to boost the economy with increased tourism and create a large number of jobs prior to and during the Games. The exposure of Rio will improve the global awareness of the city and create new opportunities. This report will uncover and highlight the city’s preparation including transportation, accommodation, environmental concerns, safety and economic projections. The paper is concluded with the student predictions towards the Rio hosting the event. Overall the report revels how the Games will provide an opportunity for the city to improve infrastructure and build new world-class venues which be put to use for a long period of time after the Games. The city expects these improvements to stimulate the economy and its sustainable growth providing enough financial gains to compensate for the cost of the games. Rio 2016 Cities across...
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...Pesquisa da Engenharia de Produção da Escola Politécnica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Orientador(a): Maria Alice Ferruccio Rainho Rio de Janeiro Janeiro de 2013 ÁLCOOL E A GERAÇÃO Z Bruno Santos Pacheco Prates João Vitor Penna Reis Leonardo Ferreira Patricio Lucas Ferreira Pinho Pedro Henrique Giovenco Von Adamovich Pedro Henrique Lourenço Monteiro Vitor Burd Wajnberg Yasser Said Orichio PROJETO DA DISCIPLINA METODOLOGIA DA PESQUISA DA ENGENHARIA DE PRODUÇÃO DA ESCOLA POLITÉCNICA DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO. Examinado por: ________________________________________________ Prof. Maria Alice Ferruccio Rainho RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ - BRASIL JANEIRO DE 2013 PRATES, Bruno Santos Pacheco REIS, João Vitor PennaPATRICIO, Leonardo Ferreira PINHO, Lucas Ferreira ADAMOVICH, Pedro Henrique Giovenco Von MONTEIRO, Pedro Henrique Lourenço WAJNBERG, Vitor BurdORICHIO,Yasser SaidÁlcool e a geração Z. Orientadora: Maria Alice Ferruccio Rainho. Rio de Janeiro, 2013. 29 p. Projeto da disciplina Metodologia de Pesquisa, Curso de Engenharia de Produção, Escola Politécnica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2013.Referências Bibliográficas: p. 291. Álcool. 2. Geração Z. 3. Banalização. 4. Consumo de álcool por menores. 5. Causas do alcoolismo.I. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Escola Politécnica, Curso de Engenharia de Produção. II. Álcool e a Geração Z. | Resumo do Projeto de Metodologia de Pesquisa apresentado à...
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...| 2015 | | | [Cultural Analysis - brazil] | MKT 6003 RESEARCH PAPER | Abstract I currently lead a team called Pontonet as part of my responsibilities as Sr. Strategic Customer Manager who is based in Brazil. When I began my job in August I was quickly introduced and held meetings with my manager and a co-worker. I noticed very quickly that our abrasive American ways of communicating was not effective by listening in on conference calls with the three of us. I noticed as well that there was a seemingly deep sense that creating a more relation type of Management/Vendor management style was would make for a clearer and cleaner method than the alternative. I learned in haste that my report Jurandir at Pontonet began to surpass expectations quickly in comparison to other vendors in a surprisingly quick time frame. This paper shall also attempt to analyze the business and social culture of Brazil from an American point of view. In addition my purpose is to help achieve the most success when participating in a leadership activity with Pontonet. By having a better grasp of the cultural norms I believe that it will greater help me to have an advantage as a leader for this 3rd party management role I have accepted as part of my responsibilities. It is my understanding through research that Brazil’s business culture is much more stringent than the United States. In this paper it will be my intent to provide analysis and review the current business culture and...
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...Thiago Ferreira Pinheiro Dias Pereira Professor Department of Tourism of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (DTUR - UERJ) Av. Lúcio Meira, 233. Várzea, Teresópolis (RJ) 25953-002 Rua Garibaldi n°66 ap 202. Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 20511-330 55 21 36488613 55 21 999688613 thp21@ig.com.br PhD in Geography. Professor at Rio de Janeiro State University - Department of Tourism (DTUR – UERJ). Has experience in Geosciences and Humanities, acting on the following themes: conflicts of interest and public use in natural parks, landscape ecology, forest fragmentation, global functional indicators and leaflitter. The Importance of Tourism as a Local Development Strategy in the Natural Parks of Prainha and Grumari – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil Observing the history of the development of different human societies it is possible to note that there isn't only one point of view concerning nature-society relations, where several are the perceptions of different cultures and people with diverse ideologies, backgrounds and social conditions. The general objective of this work was to highlight how the effective development of Tourism, more specifically Ecotourism, Sun and Beach Tourism and Cultural Tourism, in two urban Natural Parks in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, can be interpreted as a possible local development strategy, associating nature conservation with the empowerment of local communities, as well as allowing the economic sustainability of these parks. In this...
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...Brazil is a huge country, with millions of people there is no surprise that the crime rate is as high as it is. Currently crime rates in Brazil is one of the countries biggest issues. Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world, as well as the largest country in South America, and it shares a border with every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador. The fact that Brazil shares its border with so many different countries makes it much more simple for crime to happen. Especially when it shares a border with three of the world’s largest cocaine producers Bolivia, Peru, and Columbia. Crime in Brazil is said to be inevitable, no matter where someone goes they’re most likely subject to witness some type of crime from a simple theft,...
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...1.0 Introduction to Brazil Tourism Industry In Brazil, tourism is a key to the economy development of several regions of the country. This statement was further supported by Slob B. & Wilde J. (2006), in their published journal entitled ‘Tourism and Sustainability in Brazil’, regardless of anywhere in the world, tourism, indeed; is the fastest growing industry and it contributes the world economy with a gross output of over US$7 trillion, employing 11% of globe’s workforce, forming 11.5% of global GDP. While in Brazil, White (2006) found that the industry contributes 3.2% of the total country revenue in year 2005. According to World Tourism Organization (WTO), due to the devaluation of American Dollar against the Brazilian Real has made a favorable trend in International tourist arrival to Brazil to grow dramatically in 2007 and in early 2008. In spite of this, statistic in Table 1 shows that revenue had risen from USD 4.3 billion in 2006 to USD 5.7 billion in 2008. Table 1 Brazil International Tourism Arrivals 1995-2011 Year | International tourist arrivals (x1000) | Annual growth (%) | Total revenue (millions USD) | Annual growth (%) | 1995 | 1,991 | - | 972 | - | 2000 | 5,313 | - | 1,810 | - | 2003 | 4,133 | - | 2,479 | - | 2004 | 4,794 | 16.0 | 3,222 | 30.0 | 2005 | 5,358 | 11.8 | 3,861 | 19.8 | 2006 | 5,019 | -6.3 | 4,316 | 1.1 | 2007 | 5,025 | 0.1 | 4,953 | 14.8 | 2008 | 5,050 | 0.5 | 5,780 | 16.7 | 2009 | 4,802 | -4.9 | 5,305 | -8...
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...Brazil’s Economy In 2001, Brazil was viewed as one of the up and coming, fastest growing economies in the world. In fact, Jim O’Neill wrote a paper titled, “Building Better Global Economic BRICs”, which is about the emerging economies in the world. The acronym BRIC represents: Brazil, Russia, India, and China (Smith). These global leaders have lived up to expectations and have grown at a much faster rate than the rest of the world. They have been able to lift millions of people out of poverty, including 40 million in Brazil alone. Will Brazil continue to be part of the BRIC in years to come? A 2010 Goldman Sachs report predicted by the year 2030 the BRIC countries would account for an astounding 41% of the world’s market share (Smith). But we now see that those predicted numbers are very far from certain. Many believe if Brazil does not improve some of its problems plaguing its society, the BRIC could easily become the RIC group. Without the necessary changes being made, Brazil’s annual compounding rate of 4.4% could be washed away. Recently the GDP numbers show their industrial output lingering around recession numbers. It is also predicted that the Brazilian economy will grow less than the U.S. economy this year (Rapoza). Brazil was originally able to secure its spot in the fastest growing nations in the mid to late nineties by bold privatization and economic liberalization policies by then president Fernando Henrique Cardoso. Cardoso’s successor, “Lula” da...
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...freedom or clean water, we’ve decided to make our first order of business: Where in the world are you most likely to come to harm in 2014? Before you list off the many countries you can think of that regularly came up in reports of violent protests, suicide bombings, drone strikes, missile attacks and other news-worthy events of the past 12 months, know that some of the most unsafe countries this year are among the hottest vacationing spots in the world. No, that has nothing to do with bad seafood or shark attacks (which rarely happen; leave the sharks alone). This is about the frequency of murder, crime and fatal traffic incidents, as well as more sweeping trends like human rights abuses, political terror and genocidal violence. Many countries which ranked as ‘most dangerous’ either fall into the “beach paradise” category or the “child gangs, drug cartels and car bombings” category (or a little of both). Apparently tourism can exist as close to violence as political instability, inter-warring and institutionalized drug trafficking. But before you rethink your summer vacation, use some common sense here: Flying to your favourite beach resort and checking into the Marriott doesn’t carry the same kind of risk as strolling through the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Like anywhere else, there’s always the paradise you see and the hell you don’t. In the most unfortunate cases however, it seems there’s very little of the former picture. Here are the 10...
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...Journal of Management Studies ••:•• 2012 doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01044.x Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid: A Recipe for Inclusive Growth or Social Exclusion? joms_1044 1..28 Jeremy Hall, Stelvia Matos, Lorn Sheehan and Bruno Silvestre Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University; Dalhousie University; University of Winnipeg abstract Policy makers often see entrepreneurship as a panacea for inclusive growth in underdeveloped ‘Base of the Pyramid’ (BOP) regions, but it may also lead to unanticipated negative outcomes such as crime and social exclusion. Our objective is to improve the understanding of how entrepreneurship policies can lead to socially inclusive growth at the BOP. Drawing on data collected from Brazilian tourism destinations with varying entrepreneurship, innovation, and social inclusion policies, we argue that weak institutions coupled with alert entrepreneurs encourage destructive outcomes, especially if entrepreneurship policies are based solely on economic indicators. Policies addressing both economic and social perspectives may foster more productive entrepreneurial outcomes, albeit at a more constrained economic pace. The study extends the related BOP, entrepreneurship, global value chain, and sustainable tourism literatures by examining the poor as entrepreneurs, the role of local innovation, and how entrepreneurship policies generate different social impacts within poor communities. Keywords:...
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...Drug Trafficking Global Issues in Context Online Collection, 2014. [pic] [pic] Drug trafficking refers to the international black market trade of illegal drugs. While some drugs are produced and sold locally, the cultivation and manufacture of some illicit drugs occurs in only a few locations around the world. Most of the world's supply of cocaine comes from Central and South America and most opiates are cultivated in Central, Southeast, and Southwest Asia. A chain of drug cartels ships drugs around the world in order to get the drugs from the point of production to the user on the street. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in its “World Drug Report 2008” estimates that 208 million people worldwide use drugs annually on at least one occasion. The vast majority of global drug uses involved some form of cannabis. UNODC estimates that 165 million people have used cannabis in the last year. Amphetamine use comes in second with about 25 million users per year. According to United Nations (UN) estimates, the drug trade is a $400 billion per year industry. Drug trafficking traces its roots back to eighteenth-century China. By the late seventeenth century, opium addiction had become a major problem on the Chinese coast, where European traders imported opium from other parts of Asia. In 1729, the Chinese emperor banned the importation of opium into China. As the supply of opium decreased, the price of opium increased and drug smuggling increased. By the end of...
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...word “Islamophobia” describes the “close-minded prejudice against or hatred of Islam and Muslims” (“Same”). Political campaigns contributed in part to this increase in Islamophobia, as former President George W. Bush approved bills that suggested heightened security measures in the United States, such as those that created the Department of Homeland Security and the USA PATRIOT act, both of which made it easier to track down and investigate “suspicious persons,” often people of Middle Eastern descent. Uninformed, fearful Americans, fueled by political vitriol in the form of new bills passed by the United States government appearing to target Muslim or Middle Eastern citizens, began an attack of their own. In 2001, the number of violent hate crimes against Muslims increased from 28 in 2000, to more than 480 following the Twin Towers attack (Kuek Ser). Almost immediately, reckless Americans wished to retaliate against...
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...Country Report Introduction The country has been expanding its presence in international financial and commodities markets, and is one of a group of four emerging economies called the BRIC countries. Although struggling with social inequality and infrastructural deficits we think that Brazil is already a great world power. Also what attracted us to Brazil as a case study for this report is it’s exotic character. Not many people really know the extent of Brazil’s recent growth and improvements in social security and in overcoming poverty. We expect the labor force and operational costs to be low, like in the other emerging countries like China. However we take in to consideration higher costs involving security and bureaucracy. Chapter 1 – Short presentation of the country The Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in both South America and the Latin America Region. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population, with over 193 million people. It is the largest Lusophone country in the world, and the only one in the Americas. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha...
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...machine will enable GMCR to combat any possible competitors or imitators and will allow the company to avoid what was almost a crisis situation. Additionally, the projected sales forecast for the next few years is anticipated to grow exponentially. With the company’s most imminent challenges solved, it seems logical that GMCR look at its possible opportunities and embark on a new business venture. Green Mountain has an extremely weak international presence, with its major sales coming predominantly from North America. The company needs to take advantage of an incredible opportunity it has been presented with and bring its coffee, Keurig machines and K-cups to the international market of Brazil by way of a flagship café based out of Rio de Janeiro. Green Mountain can expand internationally anywhere in the world, but there are specific reasons as to why Brazil is the prime location and why this is the optimal time for Green Mountain to set off on its international endeavor. Included is a detailed implementation plan that will lead GMCR to success, from the bean sourcing and distribution to the café logistics and marketing campaign. Finally, based on growing...
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...Corporate Social Responsibility S by-Labij kumar Boro DFT-VI ROLL-1O 12/4/12 INTRODUCTION The United Nations Global Compact, also known as Compact or UNGC, is a United Nations initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation. The Global Compact is a principle-based framework for businesses, stating ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. Under the Global Compact, companies are brought together with UN agencies, labour groups and civil society. The Global Compact is the world's largest corporate citizenship initiative and as voluntary initiative has two objectives: "Mainstream the ten principles in business activities around the world" and "Catalyse actions in support of broader UN goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)."[1] The Global Compact was first announced by the then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in an address to The World Economic Forum on January 31, 1999[2], and was officially...
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...China The first one is the economy. China's economy has been typically the best-performing economy or among the best-performing economies in the world since 1979 when reforms began, averaging about 7 percent growth. One note of concern, though, is that those conditions that allowed that 7 percent growth are not likely to be prevalent in the years to come, because for over 30 years, China has relied extensively on lower wage rates and export-driven growth. But wage rates have been bid up, as happens; the Chinese are victims of their own success, you could say. And secondly, the rest of the countries in the world are not going through high rates of growth, and they’re not going to be importing the way they had been historically. So, that formula isn’t going to be as successful going forward as it has been. China needs to shift away from an export-driven economy to more of a consumption model. It needs to be mindful about funding its state-owned enterprises, about subsidizing state-owned companies. It needs to lessen its reliance on low-end manufacturing and move up the value chain. By the way, these aren’t my observations; these are observations by Chinese leadership. If you follow any Chinese leader’s speech on China’s economic transformation, these are the points he’ll make. We would call that market rationalism or just normal evolution as a country rises to middle-income status. But there are also some countervailing impulses. There’s a strong streak of economic nationalism;...
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