Economical Increases exports, Promotes diversification of the industrial base, Facilitates trade and investments, Allows bargaining in multilateral forums, Expands the capital base of the BRICS bank.
Greece's Olympic Effort offcially cost $10 Billion. adjusted for inflation it was about the same cost as Brazil's. and Greece barely got the venues completed on time. They were marred by strikes, refusal of Greek workers to get the job done.
I thought the American media especially was condescending and racist towards Brazil and they were the shittiest and most ungracious guests towards a hot country.