Cities today issue 12 | Page 77

CONFERENCE REPORT “Rio is an amazing city, but full of daily challenges. It is really significant that we have won competing against developed cities such as Berlin and Copenhagen” Photo: Fira de Barcelona Pedro Paulo, Chief of Staff, Rio de Janeiro City Hall Photo: Fira de Barcelona Pedro Paulo, Chief of Staff, Rio de Janeiro City Hall, accepts the award for best smart city Organisers, Fira de Barcelona, claimed the expo and congress as ‘the best edition yet’ drawing 400 participating cities and 9,000 recorded visitors