The public notice of the International Public Competition to select the best General Urban Plan for the Rio 2016 Olympic Park located in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, is available at the Internet. At the website http://concursoparqueolimpicorio2016.iabrj.org.br/?locale=en_us, you can access and download this and other documents, including reports, plans and urban and environmental legislations.

The applications and the query period is open since May 3rd. They will be closed on June 20th, 2011. The submission deadline for proposals is June 30th. The results will be posted on July 13th.

Located in Barra da Tijuca, west zone of Rio, the Olympic Park will encompass 10 Olympic - with 15 disciplines - and 11 Paralympic sports competitions. The 12,701,414 square feet land is currently occupied by the Nelson Piquet race track, where the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre, Rio Olympic Arena and Rio Olympic Velodrome are also located.

The General Urban Plan must forecast two settings. On “Olympic Games” mode, the project must guarantee the best conditions to the preparation and operationalization of the sports competition. On “Legacy” mode, it must guarantee the viability of the implantation of new undertakings in a sustainable way.