It didn’t take long for the golden glow of winning the Olympics to turn into a harsh spotlight for Rio de Janeiro. Maybe that’s a good thing. Fears that Rio de Janeiro is not safe for the Olympics surely were rekindled in the favela gunfire of the past week. Two dozen are dead, including three [...]
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Op Ed: Olympic Spotlight on Rio Crime
Posted in Op Ed, tagged 2016, brazil, crime, games, helicopter, olympic, rio, violence on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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