Ep. 28 # The contradictions of an underdeveloped nation part1/4: the Brazil of the sporting mega events

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In the years leading up to the two thousand and fourteen World Cup and the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro two thousand and sixteen, one of the Brazilian government’s principal concerns was the way in which Brazil would be perceived internationally during the event. A country’s international image is considered important within not only the framework of international relations, but also in relation to national self-perception and other areas of society from economics to culture.