The test events show that we are in the right place and during the Games we are going to test the water every single day, in that way we will be able to shift the positioning of the regatta areas should we find a spot that is not as clean as the others. We are going to be in good shape.

Mario Andrada

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We haven't yet been able to confirm what kind of projectile hit t... by Mario Andrada

We haven't yet been able to confirm what kind of projectile hit the bus, we don't want to speculate.

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There are some electrical issues and some leaks, it's one of those things with new buildings, but it should not have happened.

sports

We have nothing to hide about the constructions in Deodoro or anywhere else around Rio, if the companies did anything wrong, they will have to respond to the law.

industrials

The track cycling test event has been canceled and will be replaced by a training opportunity June 25th through the 27th, we are 120 per cent confident it will be ready for the Olympics.

sports

We have tested the venue twice with more than 600 sailors so we know what needs to be done, we need to fence the rivers so we don't have floating garbage into the bay. We need to keep the eco-boats oriented from above so they can spot the currents moving the floating garbage around so that the boats go there and take this garbage.

sports

Rio de Janeiro won the right to host the Games because it had the best project. The difference in the votes, 66 to 32 against Madrid, excludes any possibility of an election that could have been rigged, french prosecutors and the Guardian newspaper do not make any reference to the Rio 2016 candidacy, they only cite the city as to exemplify a process which, according to them, had a problem in the preliminary phase.

sports

We have cut some services and made some important corrections, we have a balanced budget, with some creative solutions. Many of the future games will be inspired by what we do today.

sports

If you save on walls at almost all the venues, two or three walls at each means a big saving, one of the places we made a big saving is in the move-in dates, when we move in and take control of an installation.

sports

He's been in the trenches with us all the time. by Mario Andrada

He's been in the trenches with us all the time.

sports

If we hear from the state government that it's not going to be re... by Mario Andrada

If we hear from the state government that it's not going to be ready, we'll have to move.

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