ABSTRACT
This research aims to present the impacts of corruption in the construction of the mega-events infrastructure and the economic and tourist results for the period. The development of tourism in Brazil is a historic challenge to public and private institutions. The country has cultural, social, and natural attractions that support its insertion into the world tourism route, but the limitations, peculiar to a nation with its degree of economic development, impose a trade-off between the tourism sector and the other economic sectors. The period between 2002 and 2017 covers the decision-making for and hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the Olympics Games 2016. Brazil has 27 federative units, 26 states, and one federal district, in which 12 cities hosted the FIFA World Cup with the purpose of encouraging national and international tourism demand to visit the Brazilian territory. In 2016, the city of Rio de Janeiro hosted the Olympic Games, besides five other cities that received the football matches. Dilemmas arose with corruption denouncements among the public, private, and public–private organizations, confirmed by practices of passive and active corruption that culminated in the conviction of those involved. The events corroborated the stop-and-go perspective of Brazilian tourism development and stimulated this study. This research considers the practices of corruption revealed by the newspapers, in digital format and public access, in the operationalization of the FIFA World Cup 2014 and Olympics Games 2016. It has exploratory research with a literature review and national media.
