{"id":1366,"date":"2015-06-02T15:56:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T15:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/?p=1366"},"modified":"2015-06-03T16:05:52","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T16:05:52","slug":"rio-and-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/rio-and-the-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio and the Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Maria<\/a>

Maria Esther Bueno on 7 May at the Rio 2016 HQ in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.<\/p><\/div>\n

Maria Bueno has been making the headlines again, this time in relation to the Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro next year.<\/p>\n

She was first interviewed for Expressions, the luxury magazine for Platinum clients of Banco Bradesco in Brazil; and then she was off to Rio for a meeting with the President of the 2016 Olympic Organising Committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth were a fantastic privilege,\u201d Maria told her website. \u201cVery special people and very special occasions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI met the Chief Executive of Bradesco, Luiz Carlos Trabuco, and various members of the Board of Directors at the bank\u2019s head quarters, which are\u00a0very impressive.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey all couldn\u2019t have been nicer and I was so pleased to be shown around and to have the chance to talk to so many of them there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lazaro Brandao, Bradesco\u2019s President, told Maria how he founded the bank and built it into one of the most successful in Brazil. She was particularly struck\u00a0by the sense of family that prevails among the staff, despite the enormity of the organisation these days.<\/p>\n

Bradesco is a\u00a0supporting sponsor of the 2016 Rio Olympics.<\/h3>\n

\"Maria<\/a>

Maria Bueno, the Grand Lady of Tennis, appears in Expressions. [Photo by Egberto Nogueira \/ Im\u00e3FotoGaleria]<\/p><\/div>Subsequent to that meeting, Maria was invited to be interviewed for Expressions, a glossy magazine produced for American Express Platinum Card holders throughout Latin American.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was quite something too,\u201d she said. \u201cWe had a whole crew at Harmonia [Sociade de Tenis] for the day – ranging from people to do my make-up and hair, to lighting technicians and, of course, the interviewer, Fl\u00e1via G Pinho, and Egberto Nogueira, the photographer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey all did a great job and I think the feature has turned out very well for all concerned!\u201d<\/p>\n

[To download a copy, click HERE<\/a> \/ For English translation, click HERE<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Meeting with the Rio Games organisers<\/h3>\n
\"Carlos<\/a>

Carlos Arthur Nusman and Maria Esther Bueno at the Rio 2016 HQ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<\/p><\/div>\n

The following week Maria spent a morning with the 2016 Olympic Organising Committee and was thrilled to meet Carlos Nuzman, the President, and members of his team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat also was an amazing experience for me,\u201d Maria said. \u201cThese are exciting times ahead of the build up to the Rio Olympics and to meet those responsible for all the organisation was really great!\u201d<\/p>\n

Once again, Maria\u2019s passion for both her own sport and the Olympics was called into play when she was asked to film an interview, which can be viewed here:<\/p>\n