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Rio 2016

Aurelia

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Now that Rio de Janeiro has been chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games (not to mention co-hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2014), it is only natural that it should be in the limelight for the next few years. Unfortunately so far it has only generated bad publicity: a police helicopter was shot down by drug traffickers a few weeks ago, and today a big blackout plunged the city into darkness. Although this is the first time I hear of a helicopter being shot down, I cannot say the same for the violence that seems to be slowly choking the city half to death. As for power failures, they do seem to occur rather frequently.

 

All this makes me wonder if the Rio authorities will manage to get their act together in time for the big events of 2014 and 2016. If ever there was a reason or an excuse for them to take concrete action against crime, especially the drug gangs which thrive in Rio's many favelas, clean up the city and improve its infrastructure, this is it.

 

Of course, I'm assuming here that the world will not come to an end in 2012 ... :rolleyes:

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Nephele

2012... Heheh. I love a good disaster movie. Haven't decided yet if I'll watch this one in the theater or wait for the DVD. The last end-of-the-world disaster movie I saw was Knowing (with Nicolas Cage) and that was a big disappointment. It was just so... goofy.

 

I can't get too excited about the Olympics, although the controversy generated by the choice of host cities/countries each time amuses me.

 

-- Nephele

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Aurelia

Yeah, I'm leaning towards waiting until it comes out on DVD. My father is likely to buy a pirated copy in Mozambique (where he works) so I might wait to watch it when I go visit my family in December, hehe.

 

As for the 2016 Olympics, I'm only following it because Rio happens to be my hometown. It's no secret it was chosen because the International Olympic Committee wanted a South American city to host it for the first time, but I sometimes wonder if this was such a wise move what with all the problems Rio is currently experiencing. Oh well, only time will tell...

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Kosmo

It was strange to see that the World Cup would be organized in countries famed for violent criminality like South Africa and Brazil. I think FIFA wants to offer hooligans a real challenge...

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