Rio mayor braced for a 'good nightmare'
- Published: 24 Jan 2013 at 02.45
- Online news: Sports
As Rio gears up to host a Papal visit in July, the football World Cup next year and the 2016 summer Olympics, the city's mayor Eduardo Paes might be forgiven if he was dreading the next few years.
Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes answers questions during an interview with AFP at his office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 22, 2013. As Rio gears up to host a Papal visit in July, the football World Cup next year and the 2016 summer Olympics, the city's mayor Eduardo Paes might be forgiven if he was dreading the next few years.
But instead the 43-year-old said the high-profile events were a "good nightmare" that he hopes will change the face of his beloved city and transform attitudes across Brazil about "how to set deadlines so things are done and delivered on time".
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