The Dark side of Brazil’s Olympic Dreams: 2016 Olympic Host Battles Poverty, Violent Crime, and Police Brutality

Sunday, March 21st 2010 - 19:47 UTC

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With colorful and scandalous flourishes, in a nation where the bizarre is often normal, Brazil’s Carnaval kicked off throughout the country on February 12th. The celebration is especially exotic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second largest city, where the samba dancers’ elaborate talents draw millions of tourists each year. Read full article

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Alvinho/BRA
None of those events will be going on here while violence, harsh poverty and other essential services don't improve.....there's no use shouting to the rest of the world that this country will flourish thanks to both events...it won't though......I've lived in this bloody country for a lifetime and I'm aware that population needs better health, security and education system.....I'm fed up with “bread and circus” policy and many people swalling it joyfully....this fake economy's growth is bringing up a sentiment of a foolish nationalism that consenquently is stirring prejudice against many countries around the world, mainly European ones.....USA and even Argentina and other South American countries....as many people are uneducated here they cannot separate certain things, for example, football and nationalist issues.......
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