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Rio survey in Monocle
Monocle cover - edition 31
Like the rest of the Hej team, I’m a big fan of Monocle. This month edition features a really interesting article about Rio in Brazil. You can get a preview at http://monocle.com/rio/.
The survey explores the different aspects of the life of Rio and its Cariocas (Rio inhabitants) with interesting short interviews of personalities from the city. You can understand how Rio is becoming a city full of opportunities and working on solving its problems with results. It seems that the new mayor understands quite well the challenges that Rio is facing and has interesting solutions for the favelas, the environment and the transportation. It’s also important to note that Rio will host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. This is an amazing chance for them to show the world that Rio has become a major city to be known for more than the favelas gangs and the bikinis on Ipanema.
I also had the chance to talk to people knowing the Brazil well and to be honest, I’m now so convinced by the potential of the city that it’s definitely on my list of my possible destination for my next expatriation. The compromise between a pleasant lifestyle and a fast economic development (implying work opportunities) seems very promising. I have to make more research on the subject but thanks to Monocle I’m now more aware about Rio !
We’d be very interested to read from your experiences with the Brazil and Rio in particular. So please comment !
Alex
