Five cities have bid for the slot for a world's fair in 2020: Ayutthaya, Thailand; Dubai, UAE; Ekaterinburg, Russia; Izmir, Turkey; or Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Expo 2020 will likely represent a first no matter which city wins. If Ayutthaya wins the bid, it would be Thailand's first world's fair. If Dubai or Izmir win, it will be the first Middle Eastern expo. Expo 2020 will be the first Russian world's fair if Ekaterinburg wins. A Sao Paulo victory would make it the first world's fair in South America and Latin America as well as the first in the Western Hemisphere in 34 years and the first in the Southern Hemisphere in 32 years.
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Ayutthaya Bid Video
Ekaterinburg Teaser Video
Ekaterinburg Bid Video
Ekaterinburg Bid Video
Izmir Bid Video
Izmir Bid Video
Sao Paulo Bid Video
Quick Info
opening date
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closing date
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theme
"Balanced Life, Sustainable Living" (Ayutthaya),
"Connecting Minds, Creating the Future" (Dubai),
"Global Mind: Uniting All Humanity in a Single Conversation" (Ekaterinburg),
"New Routes to a Better World, Health for All" (Izmir), or
"Power of Diversity, Harmony for Growth" (Sao Paulo)