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Olympic shames

16 July 2016

9:00 AM

16 July 2016

9:00 AM

 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

‘Welcome to hell’ was printed on a banner written in English at Rio de Janeiro’s international airport recently. ‘Police and firefighters don’t get paid. Whoever comes to Rio will not be safe,’ the message concluded. It’s fair to say not everyone is feeling the Olympic spirit ahead of the Games that start here next month.

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