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This panel, held on March 8, 2016, discussed what the Olympics means for Brazil. Who does it include? Who does it exclude? Does it promise economic gain? For whom? Is the nation prepared to receive so many international guests?
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Featured panelists include Dr. Werner Baer (economics), Dr. Laurence Chalip (Recreation, Sport, and Tourism), Dr. Synthia Sydnor (Kinesiology), and Dr. John Karam (Spanish & Portuguese). The moderator will be Dr. Antonio Sotomayor, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Librarian.
Coble Hall
801 South Wright Street—Third Floor
Champaign, IL 61820
Email: global-studies@illinois.edu