The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach, said that Rio de Janeiro would not be the city it is today without the Olympics , which have to act as a "catalyst" in a positive way to transform the city.
"Rio de Janeiro would not be like today without the Games as a catalyst (...) The story talk of Rio de Janeiro before the Games and a very different city after the Games , " said Bach despite the harsh political crisis and economic traversing Brazil .
Concerns about the Games have been constant while the country sinks into a severe recession and corruption in the allocation for the construction of Olympic facilities become evident. Meanwhile, 60% of Brazilians believe that the event will generate more harm than good to the country, according to a survey.
In addition, the city of Rio de Janeiro, responsible for 25% of the 12.200 million (10.800 million) of expenditure for the Games, declared a fiscal emergency in June, it received federal funds to pay their employees and retirees.
"It was a difficult journey. The political and economic crisis in the country is unprecedented," said Bach, who acknowledged that the organizers went through seven hard years of preparation since the IOC appointed to Rio to host the Games.
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