Heavily armed Brazilian police battled drug traffickers in a Rio de Janeiro slum on Wednesday, just two days before the start of the Olympic Games in a reminder of the security struggles of the host city.
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Since Rio is only one hour ahead of EST, NBCUniversal will broadcast most of the games live, across 11 of its channels and networks, including NBC, Bravo, NBC Sports Network, NBC Universo and others.
Many residents struggling with the dire economy question the wisdom of hosting the Olympics, a bid Brazil won in 2009 while the economy was booming.
Likewise, Sao Goncalo protestors blocked streets and threatened to extinguish the flame, reportedly canceling a torch ceremony in the town and forcing torchbearers to take shelter near a police station.
A representative for Niantic Inc, which developed Pokemon Go for mobile devices, declined to comment on the exact timing of the game’s release in Brazil. And the citizens of Rio are yet to feel the benefits of all the preparations for the event. Many of the Olympic athletes are social media savvy, offering up fun tidbits and pictures from their time in Rio. He never took part in the Games.
In addition to balking at the $12 billion price tag, protesters are calling for more accountability from elected officials after a massive corruption scandal focused on the state oil company ensnared dozens of high-level politicians.
“Rio is ready to deliver history”, organizing committee chief CarlosNuzman told the session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)on Wednesday.
Some 500,000 of the unsold tickets are for soccer matches.
Near the end of the game, numerous almost 10,000 fans at the stadium chanted “Zika, Zika” at goalkeeper Hope Solo, who before coming to the Olympics upset some Brazilians by tweeting a photo of herself wearing a hat with mosquito netting in a reference to the virus.
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Pele, 75, said he has a commitment to a sponsor that would make him travel on Friday, the day of the Opening Ceremony.
