Former Brazilian soccer star: Don't come to the Rio Olympics

[Blackleaf]

A lotta hate in that post.

The US crushed the Eingrish in London.

It's not the England Olympics team. It's the Great Britain Olympics team.

As for "crushed", that's a bit of an exaggeration. The US finished with 103 medals - 46 golds, 28 silvers, 29 bronzes. Great Britain finished with 65 medals - 29 golds, 17 silvers, 19 bronzes.

This means that, despite having five times the population of Great Britain, the US only managed to win 1.6 times as many medals as Great Britain - and 1.6 times as many golds.

In fact, Great Britain won about 1 medal per 1 million people in Great Britain. Had the US won 1 medal per million people in the US and therefore perform as well as Britain did per capita, it would have had to have won over 320 medals.

So, when taking size of population into account, Great Britain did far better than the US.

When taking population size into account, the best performing country at London 2012 was Grenada, followed by Jamaica, Bahamas and New Zealand.

Australia finished 11th in that medals table, Great Britain 20th, Ireland 23rd, USA 42nd. Canada even lower.

On just gold medals per capita, Great Britain was in the Top 10, in ninth place, with Grenada, Bahamas, Jamaica and New Zealand the Top 4. Australia was 15th, Ireland 20th and USA and mere 25th. Canada even lower.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/london-spy/olympic-medal-per-capita-table-125300447.html

You forgot to mention all the high-end apartments like these. Open your eyes, BL.
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[/CENTER]

And what about them? These buildings are hardly going to affect the Olympics in any way.

 

[Frankiedoodle]

I read that the sports ministry is planning on giving away tickets to school children to fill the stands that otherwise would be empty. Also there were 11 construction workers killed

 

[Blackleaf]

I read that the sports ministry is planning on giving away tickets to school children to fill the stands that otherwise would be empty. Also there were 11 construction workers killed

People do tend to get killed when building large buildings and bridges and such things. That's just life, I'm afraid.

57 people were killed when constructing the Forth Rail Bridge between 1883 and 1890.

At least one person was killed during the construction of the new Wembley Stadium between 2003 and 2007.

 

[Mowich]

The Environmental Crisis

Rio’s polluted Guanabara Bay is an environmental hazard.

The Olympics naturally come with major environmental questions and problems. But one in Rio has stood out: the city’s polluted Guanabara Bay. In order to hold Olympic sailing and swimming events there, Brazilian officials pledged to rid the waterway of at least 80 percent of the raw sewage and trash polluting it.

But last year, The Associated Press analyzed the bay’s water and found that it was still disgustingly polluted with “disease-causing viruses directly linked to human sewage at levels up to 1.7 million times what would be considered highly alarming in the U.S. or Europe.” Athletes who have participated in test events there have fallen ill or suffered from MRSA infections afterward. Rio has erected temporary “eco-barriers” in an attempt to hold trash and pollution out of the main parts of the bay, and the IOC has insisted that athletes will be safe, even though it won’t run its own tests on the water.

Yet even as the IOC and Rio organizers try to cast a positive light on the progress that has been made (the sailing and swimming lanes, the IOC says, will be clear), they have already conceded that Guanabara Bay won’t be clean. That will affect Rio’s residents and environmental efforts long after the Olympics end — particularly in a city where, despite improvements, as much as 60 percent of sewage and waste goes untreated.

Whether the pollution poses problems in August or not, the botched cleanup of Guanabara Bay is a stark example of the Olympics’ failure to deliver on the promises Brazilian politicians and Olympic organizers made to bring the games to Rio.

The April collapse of a seaside bike lane in Rio killed two people — and called into question the legacy of the city’s Olympic construction projects.

More..............lots more.

Everything Is Going Wrong In Brazil Ahead Of The Olympics

 

[PoliticalNick]

Rio de Janeiro is probably the most beautiful city in the world, with the soapstone statue of Christ the Redeemer standing proudly on Corcovado mountain overlooking the city; Copacabana beach; the mighty bowl of the world famous Maracana football stadium, which once had a 200,000 capacity and where the opening and closing ceremonies of Rio 2016 will take place.

It is beautiful until you get 6 or 8 blocks from the beach. Even Brazillian tourists don't go there

 

[petros]

It is beautiful until you get 6 or 8 blocks from the beach. Even Brazillian tourists don't go there

My friends from Sao Paulo are afraid to go to Rio.

 

[MHz]

North Americans like watching the replays on big screen, particularly women gymnastic and field and track, the rest is cover that aspect of the whole deal with the games in the first place. Fantasize and they fly to the Far East where those used to be able to be fulfilled. (names on travel lists stopped that for the most part)

 

[spaminator]

Gang rape of Brazil teen by more than 30 armed men posted to Twitter: Police
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Friday, May 27, 2016 07:15 AM EDT | Updated: Friday, May 27, 2016 08:18 PM EDT
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Police said Friday that they have identified and are searching for four of the more than 30 men suspected in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl, a case that has rocked Latin America's largest nation and highlighted its endemic problem of violence against women.
The announcement came as acting President Michel Temer called an emergency meeting of the security ministers for each of Brazil's states to consider gender-related crimes.
"It's absurd that in the 21st century we have to live with barbarous crimes like this," Temer said in a statement. He promised to create a federal police force unit tasked with tackling crimes against women.
The assault came to light after several men joked about the attack online, posting graphic photos and videos of the unconscious, naked teen on Twitter.
Police also asked for the public's help to track down the four men and identify the others. Local reports said more than 800 people had called a hotline that was set up to share information.
Authorities say the rape happened last Saturday while the girl was visiting her boyfriend in the Sao Joao shantytown on the west side of Rio de Janeiro.
"I want them to await the justice of God. I feel like trash," the 16-year-old said in brief comments to the O Globo newspaper.
"It's the stigma that hurts me the most. It is as if people are saying 'it's her fault. She was using scanty clothes.' I want people to know that it is not the woman's fault. You can't blame a robbery victim, for being robbed."
At a news conference Friday, police said the girl reported being raped by 33 men and regaining consciousness the following day. Police said they had been unable to confirm exactly how many men may have taken part.
Rio police chief Fernando Veloso said at a news conference that investigators will review forensic evidence and seek to interview the suspects.
"If these images hadn't been posted, maybe we wouldn't be here right now," said Veloso, adding that many rapes go unreported.
The girl's 19-year-old boyfriend was one of the men being sought, but police said they did not know whether he may have been one of the attackers. Police said the men were armed, though it wasn't clear if the weapons were used to intimidate the victim during the attack.
Guns are common in Rio's drug- and violence-plagued slums, as are reprisal killings.
When asked by reporters if the girl's life might be in danger for reporting the incident, Veloso responded: "That would be a subjective answer. Who isn't at risk in Rio de Janeiro?"
The images began circulating earlier this week.
Danusia Thomaz, a 41-year-old resident of Alemao, another large slum in Rio, said a friend sent her the video via Whatsapp and she immediately feared for her 21-year-old daughter.
"When I watched the video, I said to myself, 'My God, what is this?'" said Thomaz, the president of a local residents' association. "I couldn't finish watching it. I don't know how a human being is capable of doing that."
Brazil, a conservative, majority-Catholic nation of 200 million people, has long struggled to curb violence against women.
A study by the Brazilian Center for Latin American Studies found that between 1980 and 2010, more than 92,000 women were killed in crimes related to gender, involving incidents from rape to domestic abuse.
Last year, when Congress passed legislation sharply increasing punishments for violence against women, President Dilma Rousseff noted that 15 women were killed per day in Brazil simply "for a question of gender."
The shocking case comes as Brazil is suffering its worst economic crisis since the 1930s and Rio prepares to host the Summer Olympics in August. Yawning deficits and billions of dollars being dedicated to building Olympic venues have translated into sharp cuts to public services, including policing. This year the state of Rio de Janeiro has cut about $550 million from its security budget, about 20 per cent compared to last year.
Veloso, the police chief, acknowledged that the cuts have impacted operations but said that would not stop investigators from solving this case.
"We are fathers, sons and brothers," he said, speaking of the police. "This shocked us."
Women paint their faces with female gender symbols for a protest against the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, May 27, 2016. The assault last Saturday came to light after several men joked about the attack online, posting graphic photos and videos of the unconscious, naked teen on Twitter. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Gang rape of Brazil teen by more than 30 armed men posted to Twitter: Police | W

 

[Mowich]

Consider moving Rio Olympics, health experts urge WHO advises pregnant women not to go to Rio and say other travelers should avoid poor and overcrowded areas

The Associated Press Posted: May 27, 2016 3:40 PM ET Last Updated: May 27, 2016 8:56 PM ET


Health experts on Friday urged the World Health Organization to consider whether the Rio de Janeiro Olympics should be postponed or moved because of the Zika outbreak.

The 150 experts — including former White House science adviser Dr. Philip Rubin — issued an open letter to the U.N. health agency, calling for the games to be delayed or relocated "in the name of public health."

The letter cited recent scientific evidence that the Zika virus causes severe birth defects, most notably babies born with abnormally small heads. In adults, it can cause neurological problems, including a rare syndrome that can be fatal or result in temporary paralysis.

The authors also noted that despite increased efforts to wipe out the mosquitoes that spread Zika, infections in Rio have gone up rather than down.

Several public health academics have previously warned that having hundreds of thousands of people head to the Aug. 5-21 games in Brazil will inevitably lead to the births of more brain-damaged babies and speed up the global spread of the virus. Most people infected by Zika suffer only minor symptoms including fever, a rash and muscle or joint pain.

WHO declared the Zika epidemic to be a global emergency in February and in its latest assessment this week, said it "does not see an overall decline in the outbreak."

"The fire is already burning, but that is not a rationale not to do anything about the Olympics," said Amir Attaran, a professor at the University of Ottawa and one of the letter's authors. "It is not the time now to throw more gasoline onto the fire."

WHO has already advised pregnant women not to go to Rio and says other travellers should avoid poor and overcrowded parts of the city. The U.N. agency also predicted the Zika risk in August would drop since it will be the south American winter and there should be fewer mosquitoes.

Zika can also be spread via sex in some cases; WHO recommends that pregnant women abstain or practice safe sex with partners returning from Zika-affected areas.

"Based on current assessment, cancelling or changing the location of the 2016 Olympics will not significantly alter the international spread of Zika virus," WHO said Friday.

WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan said earlier this month that the U.N. health agency is increasingly worried about Zika but stopped short of recommending the Rio Olympics be moved or postponed. Chan, who is not of child-bearing age, noted that she herself would be attending the games.

WHO, IOC 'overly close'

Among the letter's signatories are experts from more than two dozen countries in fields including public health, bioethics and pediatrics. The letter also noted a potential conflict of interest, highlighting the decades-long collaboration between WHO and the International Olympic Committee.

The authors said the "overly close" relationship "was last affirmed in 2010 at an event where the Director-General of WHO and president of the IOC signed a memorandum of understanding, which is secret because neither has disclosed it."

They also pointed to a group that WHO established to help cities not only with health advice, but to potentially help them bid for major events including the Olympics.

"WHO cannot credibly assess the public health risks of Zika and the Olympics when it sets neutrality aside," the letter stated.

WHO did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.

In an email to the AP, the IOC said it would "always consult the WHO for guidance and advice on health matters."

Concerns over Zika have prompted USA Swimming to move its pre-Olympic training camp from Puerto Rico to Atlanta and Major League Baseball also scrapped a series of games that were going to be held in San Juan.

No Olympic Games have ever been moved from their host city due to medical concerns, but in 2003, FIFA decided to switch the Women's World Cup soccer tournament from China to the United States on short notice due to the threat posed by the respiratory virus SARS.

Consider moving Rio Olympics, health experts urge WHO - World - CBC News

 

[spaminator]

Video: Are the Brazil Olympics cursed?
The Zika virus, corruption and high levels of violence are just a few of the problems Brazil is facing as it gears up for the Olympics. Some are wondering if the games are cursed. CNN’s Ivan Watson reports.
May 31, 2016, 11:46 AM
Video: Are the Brazil Olympics cursed?

 

[spaminator]

Gang rape of Brazil teen by more than 30 armed men posted to Twitter: Police
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Friday, May 27, 2016 07:15 AM EDT | Updated: Friday, May 27, 2016 08:18 PM EDT
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Police said Friday that they have identified and are searching for four of the more than 30 men suspected in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl, a case that has rocked Latin America's largest nation and highlighted its endemic problem of violence against women.
The announcement came as acting President Michel Temer called an emergency meeting of the security ministers for each of Brazil's states to consider gender-related crimes.
"It's absurd that in the 21st century we have to live with barbarous crimes like this," Temer said in a statement. He promised to create a federal police force unit tasked with tackling crimes against women.
The assault came to light after several men joked about the attack online, posting graphic photos and videos of the unconscious, naked teen on Twitter.
Police also asked for the public's help to track down the four men and identify the others. Local reports said more than 800 people had called a hotline that was set up to share information.
Authorities say the rape happened last Saturday while the girl was visiting her boyfriend in the Sao Joao shantytown on the west side of Rio de Janeiro.
"I want them to await the justice of God. I feel like trash," the 16-year-old said in brief comments to the O Globo newspaper.
"It's the stigma that hurts me the most. It is as if people are saying 'it's her fault. She was using scanty clothes.' I want people to know that it is not the woman's fault. You can't blame a robbery victim, for being robbed."
At a news conference Friday, police said the girl reported being raped by 33 men and regaining consciousness the following day. Police said they had been unable to confirm exactly how many men may have taken part.
Rio police chief Fernando Veloso said at a news conference that investigators will review forensic evidence and seek to interview the suspects.
"If these images hadn't been posted, maybe we wouldn't be here right now," said Veloso, adding that many rapes go unreported.
The girl's 19-year-old boyfriend was one of the men being sought, but police said they did not know whether he may have been one of the attackers. Police said the men were armed, though it wasn't clear if the weapons were used to intimidate the victim during the attack.
Guns are common in Rio's drug- and violence-plagued slums, as are reprisal killings.
When asked by reporters if the girl's life might be in danger for reporting the incident, Veloso responded: "That would be a subjective answer. Who isn't at risk in Rio de Janeiro?"
The images began circulating earlier this week.
Danusia Thomaz, a 41-year-old resident of Alemao, another large slum in Rio, said a friend sent her the video via Whatsapp and she immediately feared for her 21-year-old daughter.
"When I watched the video, I said to myself, 'My God, what is this?'" said Thomaz, the president of a local residents' association. "I couldn't finish watching it. I don't know how a human being is capable of doing that."
Brazil, a conservative, majority-Catholic nation of 200 million people, has long struggled to curb violence against women.
A study by the Brazilian Center for Latin American Studies found that between 1980 and 2010, more than 92,000 women were killed in crimes related to gender, involving incidents from rape to domestic abuse.
Last year, when Congress passed legislation sharply increasing punishments for violence against women, President Dilma Rousseff noted that 15 women were killed per day in Brazil simply "for a question of gender."
The shocking case comes as Brazil is suffering its worst economic crisis since the 1930s and Rio prepares to host the Summer Olympics in August. Yawning deficits and billions of dollars being dedicated to building Olympic venues have translated into sharp cuts to public services, including policing. This year the state of Rio de Janeiro has cut about $550 million from its security budget, about 20 per cent compared to last year.
Veloso, the police chief, acknowledged that the cuts have impacted operations but said that would not stop investigators from solving this case.
"We are fathers, sons and brothers," he said, speaking of the police. "This shocked us."
Women paint their faces with female gender symbols for a protest against the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, May 27, 2016. The assault last Saturday came to light after several men joked about the attack online, posting graphic photos and videos of the unconscious, naked teen on Twitter. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Gang rape of Brazil teen by more than 30 armed men posted to Twitter: Police | W

'A man underneath me, another one on top, and two holding my hands'
says Brazilian teen whose gang rape was shared on Twitter
The Washington Post and Postmedia Network
First posted: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 04:52 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 06:05 PM EDT
A 16-year-old girl whose gang rape was shared on social media said she regained consciousness to find "a man underneath me, another one on top and two other holding my hands."
The rape has riveted and outraged Brazil, where many sex assaults go unreported.
The girl took to TV to give her side of the story.
She said 33 men took part in her rape in the early morning hours of May 21. She didn't go to the police until the photos and video went out on social media several days later. As such, a medical exam that was performed on her was unlikely to provide conclusive evidence regarding whether she was raped.
"I fell asleep and woke up in a different place with a man underneath me, another one on top and two other holding my hands and several people laughing at me. Also, I was drugged and confused," she said on TV, her face hidden. "There were many people armed and many boys laughing and talking.
"They robbed me. They robbed me but not of any material property but of physical property."
Police arrested two men, one of whom was supposedly the victim's boyfriend, and have warrants out for four others. But police now say they had some of those four in custody and released them. The lead police investigator has been replaced amid accusations of negligence and callousness toward the victim, who has stopped cooperating with the investigation.
The girl said the investigator laid out images from the attack in front of her and asked, bluntly, "So? Talk."
The case is unfolding at a time of heightened concern over a renewed wave of violence in the favelas, where the girl and her accused rapists have been linked to gang activity.
Rai de Souza, 22, a gang rape suspect is taken inside a police car to the police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, May 30, 2016. Police are searching for the more than 30 men suspected in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl, a case that has rocked Latin America's largest nation and highlighted its endemic problem of violence against women. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

'A man underneath me, another one on top, and two holding my hands' says Brazili

 

[Blackleaf]

Of course, the Rio Olympics will pass without any incidents. Just think about how many people are already travelling to and from Zika-hit areas. We allow such travelling to continue and then say we shouldn't allow people to travel to the Olympics in Rio in case they get a virus which often has no symptoms or, if it does, they can be relieved by paracetamol. It makes no sense. It's typical scaremongering.

 

[eriatilos]

We can only hope that all goes well in Rio. I remember the old Olympics that were honest and clean.

 

[Blackleaf]

We can only hope that all goes well in Rio. I remember the old Olympics that were honest and clean.

I remember when stade and diaulos runner Astylos of Croton excelled at the 488BC, 484BC and 480BC Olympics. In those Olympics he equalled the achievements of previous stade and diaulos champion Chionis of Sparta from nearly 200 years earlier in that he won on three separate occasions the stade and diaulos events

 

[Curious Cdn]

The W.H.O. is considering asking for a postponement or cancellation of these olympics because of Zika. The virus looks far more viralent than was earlier thought. They now say that it can be spread by ANY body fluids including kissing, sex, blood products...not just by moswuito. The worry is that pepole from all over the world are going there, may bring it back to their countries and cause a planetary pandemic.

 

[Curious Cdn]

Video: Are the Brazil Olympics cursed?
The Zika virus, corruption and high levels of violence are just a few of the problems Brazil is facing as it gears up for the Olympics. Some are wondering if the games are cursed. CNN’s Ivan Watson reports.
May 31, 2016, 11:46 AM
Video: Are the Brazil Olympics cursed?

It never occured go me that Voodoo was a possible problem. I miss that scientific approach in this debate.

 

[Blackleaf]

It never occured go me that Voodoo was a possible problem. I missed the scientific approach in this debate.

Voodoo does work. I saw a woman on a documentary a few years ago who was plagued by demonic occurrences at her home in London (or was it Essex?) after a voodoo witchdoctor put a curse on her.

 

[tay]

I normally look forward to the Olympics too, Blackleaf - no matter the host country - but not this time. I have been very worried about the fate of our athletes in Rio - and not during their events. Seriously, BL aren't you the least bit worried about sending the best of British athleticism to a country in such turmoil and a city with numerous health problems?

I do wonder what the people living in these slums are thinking as they gaze down upon those gleaming towers where the best of the best will be displaying their prowess - knowing that where they sit now is as close as they may ever get to participating in the games.

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Michael Powell writes about the Rio Olympics as a painful example of billions being spent on an elite vanity project while people living in poverty are forced to do without necessities.


Billionaire developers and media magnates have made a fortune off the Olympics; bribe and corruption investigations arising from these games are a growth industry, with construction companies and hundreds of congressional deputies potentially in the dock. An extremely expensive subway was built to run the length of this city’s well-to-do south coast from Copacabana to the Olympic site. A forest of towers to house athletes rose on publicly owned land; afterward, the developer will turn these into luxury housing. On the route from the international airport to the south shore, Olympic organizers put up colorful walls so that visitors could not see the favelas.

The IOC’s chieftain, Thomas Bach, proclaimed the Rio Games a grand success last week. I wondered at the quality of his eyes.

To write of pain is to take nothing from the Brazilians, who are gracious hosts and exuberant fans, crowding the waterfront of Copacabana for beach volleyball. Grand athletic achievement is inspiring, and these athletes, the world’s greatest, deserve applause. But the practiced IOC shakedown of cities, the demands that local officials compete to construct obscenely expensive stadiums and press centers and to guarantee tourist zones swept of the desperate, rarely has looked more problematic.

Rio is all but bankrupt. Teachers have gone months without pay. Retirees are months behind on pension checks. University professors gather to mop floors and empty overflowing garbage cans.

Officials cut several bus lines that run north to south during the Olympics, in hope of keeping gangs from invading the tourist zones of Copacabana and Ipanema and the central business district. Many tens of thousands of working-class Cariocas, as natives of Rio are known, spend two and a half to three hours commuting to distant jobs, journeys made far more arduous during the Olympics. Anderson’s mother lives in a favela. She is in her ninth decade and has never visited the white sand beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema.

The city’s public safety director talks about the disaster that could await when the Olympics end and soldiers withdraw from the tourist zones.

The next day, I talked with Carla Maria Avesani, a young professor at the Rio de Janeiro state university. She has a Ph.D. and runs a nutrition institute at the University of Rio de Janeiro. She serves on the board of a prestigious journal and writes for an international audience of academics. She studies how changes in diet help poor patients on dialysis and those with heart problems. It was her dream to work at a public university with a mission.

Now she and her fellow professors pool their Brazilian reals to buy computers and paper towels, and fix doors. They try to figure out what to do about the broken elevator. Their university is broke, its pockets turned out.

‘The rich play, and we die’: Officials spent big on Olympics, but Rio natives are paying the price | National Post

 

[Walter]

Michael Powell writes about the Rio Olympics as a painful example of billions being spent on an elite vanity project while people living in poverty are forced to do without necessities.


Billionaire developers and media magnates have made a fortune off the Olympics; bribe and corruption investigations arising from these games are a growth industry, with construction companies and hundreds of congressional deputies potentially in the dock. An extremely expensive subway was built to run the length of this city’s well-to-do south coast from Copacabana to the Olympic site. A forest of towers to house athletes rose on publicly owned land; afterward, the developer will turn these into luxury housing. On the route from the international airport to the south shore, Olympic organizers put up colorful walls so that visitors could not see the favelas.

The IOC’s chieftain, Thomas Bach, proclaimed the Rio Games a grand success last week. I wondered at the quality of his eyes.

To write of pain is to take nothing from the Brazilians, who are gracious hosts and exuberant fans, crowding the waterfront of Copacabana for beach volleyball. Grand athletic achievement is inspiring, and these athletes, the world’s greatest, deserve applause. But the practiced IOC shakedown of cities, the demands that local officials compete to construct obscenely expensive stadiums and press centers and to guarantee tourist zones swept of the desperate, rarely has looked more problematic.

Rio is all but bankrupt. Teachers have gone months without pay. Retirees are months behind on pension checks. University professors gather to mop floors and empty overflowing garbage cans.

Officials cut several bus lines that run north to south during the Olympics, in hope of keeping gangs from invading the tourist zones of Copacabana and Ipanema and the central business district. Many tens of thousands of working-class Cariocas, as natives of Rio are known, spend two and a half to three hours commuting to distant jobs, journeys made far more arduous during the Olympics. Anderson’s mother lives in a favela. She is in her ninth decade and has never visited the white sand beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema.

The city’s public safety director talks about the disaster that could await when the Olympics end and soldiers withdraw from the tourist zones.

The next day, I talked with Carla Maria Avesani, a young professor at the Rio de Janeiro state university. She has a Ph.D. and runs a nutrition institute at the University of Rio de Janeiro. She serves on the board of a prestigious journal and writes for an international audience of academics. She studies how changes in diet help poor patients on dialysis and those with heart problems. It was her dream to work at a public university with a mission.

Now she and her fellow professors pool their Brazilian reals to buy computers and paper towels, and fix doors. They try to figure out what to do about the broken elevator. Their university is broke, its pockets turned out.

‘The rich play, and we die’: Officials spent big on Olympics, but Rio natives are paying the price | National Post

Libs being Libs.