This Wednesday, Rio de Janeiro enters the 100-day countdown to the opening of the Olympic Games.
While the Olympic torch begins its journey from Athens across the Atlantic to Brazil, the authorities in Rio are racing against time to complete work in the run up to the August 5 opening ceremony.
The project, supposedly part of the Olympic legacy, is the responsibility of the state government, which faces a budget crisis and is unable to run its hospitals or pay its employees.
“Despite promises of the legacy of a safe city to celebrate the Olympic Games, homicides committed by the police have increased constantly over the last few years in Rio.
Eduardo Paes, Rio’s mayor, responded by promising to punish those responsible and to review all work so far.
Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/05/02/inenglish/1462184072_209504.html
