Today's decision that both golf and rugby 7s will be included in the 2016 Rio Olympics should create another interesting aspect to an already intriguing situation for the 'cidade maravilhosa'. Neither sport is at all important in Brazil, with rugby at best amateur and grassroots-driven (mainly by gringos - expats) and golf essentially an elite-only sport with a small, tight-knit following and only a handful of courses in most cities and very few really good layouts around the country. Indeed, one commentator has already pointed out that Rio doesn't currently have a course long enough to host an international golf tournament, so some big decisions and significant development will be on the cards.
The big picture then is that, like many of the disciplines already included in the Olympic regime, both new additions will require significant foreign involvement and expertise to be made a reality.