"The Olympics are more than the Games..."

Far from the busy center of Rio, in the Barra neighborhood, the "Barra Olympic Park" is nearing completion. The park was closed off. So the pictures had to be taken from outside the fence. I loved the very imaginative architecture, that made me think of outer space, flying saucers and mushrooms at the same time. Good to look at.





The bright Tennis stadium...





On the left of the tennis stadium is the Velodrome; the flying saucer that has just landed.






Behind the velodrome are some "galactic mushrooms"; the "Carioca Arenas".





Next to the Velodrome is the  "Rio Olympic Arena"





Beneath you can just see the Olympic peninsula on the left sticking out into the "Lagoa de Jacarepaguá" (...... the Bay of Crocodiles !!! - don't worry.. no Olympic swimming in there)



From this place the Olympic city is (growing) more or less behind my back.



This statement that the Olympics are more than the games.....  Sure... it will become true in Rio.

The Barra Olympic Park is just one of the Olympic locations. For more see the Olympic site.





The start and final of the marathon will be in the city at the renovated Sobrodomo (the famous Carnaval stadium).

 And when you say Football!! Then there is the Olympic stadium.



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 But don't forget the renovated Maracana Stadium.