S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013S\u00e3o Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad bets on the transformation that Expo 2020 should generate for the city as the main appeal to host the event. On Monday (4), he said to foreign correspondents that S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s plan forecasts direct investment of US$ 3 billion in the exhibition and US$ 9 billion on infrastructure to be prepared in the region where the fair is going to take place, which should result in gains to the local population and to the entire city.<\/p>\n
The four cities competing against S\u00e3o Paulo in this edition are Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates; Izmir, in Turkey; Ekaterinburg, in Russia; and Ayutthaya, Thailand. Between March 11th and 14th, delegates of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the organizer of the event, should visit S\u00e3o Paulo. They have already been to Izmir and Dubai. In June, representatives of all cities should visit Paris, where the BIE headquarters are, to defend their bids. The winner will be announced in November.<\/p>\n
To receive the event, S\u00e3o Paulo should build an exhibition hall with several exhibition pavilions in Pirituba, in the Northern Zone of S\u00e3o Paulo, as well as a monotrail to the region, starting at Brasil\u00e2ndia metro station, which does not yet exist, and connecting to the future 6-Orange line. Also forecasted are hotels, a shopping centre, warehouses, a bus terminal and improvement in the transport system in the city. All works, according to Haddad, should interfere directly in the growth of S\u00e3o Paulo, as they will \u201cdecentralize\u201d the city. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf I were one of the BIE delegates, I would vote for S\u00e3o Paulo to host the Expo 2020. Here, visitation of millions of people is guaranteed as it is a metropolitan region with 20 million inhabitants. The city is strategically located, and Latin America has never received the event. It is an opportunity to leave a cultural and sustainable legacy,\u201d said Haddad. Universal exhibitions take place every five years and last six months. They are non-commercial fairs that present projects on a pre-established theme.<\/p>\n
The Universal Exhibition in Shanghai in 2010 focussed on theme "Better City, Better Life", with solutions presented by 239 cities for practices that may be adopted to improve the quality of life in cities. Due to the 2010 universal exhibition, Xangai received 73 million tourists. The next city to receive an edition of the Universal Exhibition should be Milan, in 2015.<\/p>\n
Support<\/b><\/p>\n
Haddad stated that S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s candidacy had the support of the state and federal government as well as that of the Latin American metropolises, which believe the event may also benefit other cities on the continent. The mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, should be in S\u00e3o Paulo on Tuesday (05) to strengthen the support of Latin American metropolises.<\/p>\n
Haddad did not say where S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s strongest competition comes from, but said that the city has \u201cstrong chances\u201d of hosting the event. \u201cI don\u2019t think that the resources a city has available to promote this event will determine victory. What the delegates want to know is whether the city can host a good event. We have good arguments to defend S\u00e3o Paulo,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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