RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Rio de Janeiro hosted the Olympics in 2016, videos of the extensive lagoon complex surrounding the Olympic Park were everywhere. Long polluted by sewage and garbage ...

Not only is it set in Rio de Janeiro, it’s also right smack in the middle of Barra da Tijuca, one of city’s most valuable real estate zones. And, it’s not far from the future 2016 Olympic games.

The Rio Olympic Museum officially opened its doors on 3 August - the ninth anniversary of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Located on the second floor of the velodrome at the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Throw away the floor fans. Rio de Janeiro Olympic organizers have changed their minds and said Friday that athletes will have free air conditioning in their bedrooms at the ...

The existing power dynamics are magnified by this spotlight. Rio de Janeiro, the former capital of Brazil, is hosting the Summer Olympic Games in 2016 and the competing discourse surrounding the ...

Posted: Jun 6, 2024 / 08:15 AM CDT Updated: Jun 6, 2024 / 08:15 AM CDT FILE – Fish carcasses cover the shore of Jacarepagua lagoon in front of Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 29, 2015.

FILE - Fish carcasses cover the shore of Jacarepagua lagoon in front of Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 29, 2015. Eight years after the 2016 Olympic Games, a private concessionaire is ...

Fish carcasses cover the shore of Jacarepagua lagoon in front of Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 29, 2015. Eight years after the 2016 Olympic Games, a private concessionaire is ...

FILE - Fish carcasses cover the shore of Jacarepagua lagoon in front of Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 29, 2015. Eight years after the 2016 Olympic Games, a private concessionaire is ...