Saturday, July 23, 2016

Half of Brazilians are against the Olympics...

An estimated 50% of Brazilians are against the Olympics, according to Brazilian polling agency Datafolha. That's double the disapproval rating from June 2013.

It's a sobering reminder that Brazilians are grappling with the country's historic recession, which has shadowed the lead up to the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, which start August 5.

The poll is especially worrisome considering that there are about 1.7 million unsold tickets for the Olympics still available two weeks before the Games begin, according to figures from Rio Organizers.

 Brazilian tourism officials have anticipated that Brazilians will buy up many of the remaining tickets, insisting that locals are just waiting until the last minute. Full story...

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