This study aims to discuss the expectations of the media on the legacy of the 2016 Olympic Games to the city of Rio de Janeiro. We consulted 360 editions of five major newspapers published in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Seventeen categories were constructed from the analysis of news in the tabloids. The approach used in the discussion takes the concepts of instrumental and substantive rationality to analyze the historical limits which instrumental reason imposes and the continued attempt to overcome them and overcome them.
Olympic Games; mega events; substantive rationality; legacy
