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Brazil Stumbles to Olympics Finish Line
One month to go until the Olympic Games and Brazil is in a state of emergency. But it’s not just political and economic crises -- athletes have been mugged at gunpoint, venues are unfinished or perhaps unsafe, the Olympics mascot was shot dead... Can it get any worse?
By Barbara Bogaev • • 52m ListenOne month to go until the Olympic Games and Brazil is in a state of emergency. But it’s not just political and economic crises -- athletes have been mugged at gunpoint, venues are unfinished or perhaps unsafe, the Olympics mascot was shot dead... Can it get any worse?
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Photo: Brazilian police protesting the Rio Olympics as tourists arrive in Rio. (Complex Sports)
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