FOLLOW CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS: The Revitalisation of Rio's Port Area is underway
The challenge faced in operating Porto Maravilha Project is to modernise the area while preserving its identity
The port area is being reintegrated to the city (©cidadeolimpica.com/Marco Antonio Teixeira)
The first infrastructure works that are part of Rio de Janeiro’s Port Area Revitalisation Plan are already underway. During the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games, thousands of fans will arrive from transatlantic ships which will serve as tourist accommodations. The region will also host one of the Games Media Villages.
The goal is to reintegrate the degraded Port Area into the city. Rio´s City Hall gave the revitalisation the name Porto Maravilha. The main challenge is to modernise the area while preserving its identity. The Rio Art Museum (MAR), currently under construction in the area, is one of the symbols of the new phase.
See the latest pictures of construction progress at the Port of Rio de Janeiro!
