On Tuesday at least three protesters were arrested by the police in the town of Niteroi, across the bay from Rio during the torch relay there.
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RIO DE JANEIRO-The first Olympics in Brazil are underway – aptly with soccer games in the sport’s spiritual home and a win for the hosts.
In the run up to the games, the Olympic mood hasn’t yet picked up in Rio de Janeiro. A video of the incident spurred social media criticism of the police and amplified complaints that the Games ignored the poor.
A 10-year-old girl was reportedly injured after being struck by a police projectile during the protests. “The crisis the country is in is maybe the worst crisis in the history of Brazil”.
It’s an early sporting high for Brazil, where reservations about the cost of bringing the Olympics to South America for the first time have produced violent reactions.
“The Olympics is a waste of time”. And the citizens of Rio are yet to feel the benefits of all the preparations for the event.
The mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, carried the torch on its first few laps through the city centre. The Rio Organizing Committee said 1.3 million tickets remained unsold on Wednesday, though almost half of those tickets are for soccer matches held in other cities. “We are excited to officially be putting Pokemon Go in the hands of our Latin American fans, visitors, and the Olympic athletes in Rio!”
Some cariocas, as residents of Rio are known, said they were eager to show the world their city is ready for the worldwide spotlight and pleased they had largely delivered venues on time.
The sprawling slum of some 70,000 people lies next to the Galeao worldwide airport, which is expected to receive some 500,000 passengers during the Games.
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Authorities said they will either raise the volume of the music or play sound effects once Temer ends his presentation to prevent outlets from capturing a potentially embarrassing moment for Temer, according to Patricia Campos Mello, a local journalist covering the Olympics.
