Brazil Stumbles to Olympics Finish Line
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2016
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
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?
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| 0:57.0 | In Rio, at least one structure has collapsed with fatal consequences. |
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