This paper aims to evaluate paradiplomacy as regards the city of Rio de Janeiro, by investigating the city's actions, policies and international integration strategies. The method used involved both secondary data analysis and semistructured interviews with public actors of municipal organizations. The results show that the city's international involvement grew considerably after its announcement as host of the 2016 Olympics.Keywords: Paradiplomacy; Rio de Janeiro; Olympics; Global City.
IntroductionW ith the process of globalization intensifying since the 1990s comes a myriad of factors that accentuate and complexify the interaction between actors in the international system. Economic and business development, modernization of transport and telecommunications infrastructure, unfettered movement of goods, services and capital, strong global awareness of strategic and defense issues such as environmental protection and the fight against terrorism, the formation of communities of international partners: all of these are elements that illustrate
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