Following last week´s 2016 Olympics Organising Committee meeting in Rio, it has emerged that only part of a new and somewhat controversial plan to move certain Games facilities to the city´s currently degraded port area will likely go ahead, although no sporting installations will be affected.
In line with the alternative plan, first (formally) proposed by Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, the media village will be moved from the Barra region, which will host the majority of Games facilities, including the athlete village, to the port area, which is much closer to the CBD and main tourist attractions of the city. Although the media centre will remain in Barra, a number of associated support facilities will also be hosted in the port area. Full details of the changes are yet to be released.