Hazardous water, displacement, and rising police violence still plague the city, but Mayor Paes insists Rio is already better off thanks to next year's Summer Olympics.
Passengers hang on the doors of a train as it passes the Olympic rings placed at the Madureira Park ahead the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro May 22, 2015.REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
With a little less than one year to go before the Summer Olympics, Brazilian and IOC officials gathered earlier this week to celebrate the progress made so far. Olympic Park, Olympic Stadium, the athletes’ village, and the aquatic center are all more than 75 percent complete, according to Rio’s mayor, Eduardo Paes.
