Trouble in Rio ahead of the Olympics
By Al Jazeera
16 June 2016 |
3:54 pm
When Rio de Janeiro secured the rights to host the Olympics, the city's residents were proud and excited. But, less than two months before the games, the Brazilian city finds itself bogged down by financial and social problems.
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