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[Twentieth]

Rio de Janeiro (city) is hosting the Olympics. Rio de Janeiro (state) is also financing the Olympics. This will allow the state to get emergency loans.

Rio de Janeiro government declares state of public calamity due to crisis

According to the paper, the government fears a "total breakdown in public security, health, education, mobility and environmental management."

Edit: Reuters: Rio declares financial emergency, requests funding for Olympics

 

[Regulus Tera]

World Cup + Olympics + Corruption = what else were they expecting?

 

[Cromwell]

How fucked does shit have to get over there for them to just cancel the Olympics?

 

[mantidor]

The haven't payed police men in months, I'm surprised things haven't exploded so far.

How fucked does shit have to get over there for them to just cancel the Olympics?

It's merely 50 days from now, they won't cancel anything.

 

[Junior Mint]

So up until now these Olympics have:

Zika virus + super-resistant bacteria + failing venue constructions + poor ticket sales + ISIS threatening Rio with a terrorist attack + State declaring bankruptcy.

Spoiler

Is Godzilla going to show up next or what?

Wasn't there also insane amount of pollution in the water

 

[sunshine and gasoline]

How fucked does shit have to get over there for them to just cancel the Olympics?

Probably nothing short of a massive and deadly virus outbreak and/or prolonged armed conflict of reasonable scale.

 

[xxracerxx]

This whole thing has just been swirling around in the toilet since before the World Cup....

 

[norm9]

It always comes through at the deadline. Olympics, term papers, etc.

 

[BobTheFork]

Olympic location don't really make money either. I'd hate to see the Olympics get cancelled almost as much as I would have to them to have these Olympics.

 

[Darth Pinche]

That sad part is that Rio will probably pull off a spectacular opening ceremonies which will probably be just an extended Carnival parade and the world will overlook the horrible problems there.

 

[Yopis]

Looks like someone forgot it's the Olympic games. A game should never come before public security or safety.

 

[Akuun]

Wasn't there also insane amount of pollution in the water

I remember something like that too, yes. The areas the swimmers are supposed to compete in are literally full of shit.

 

[Fuu]

Fucking shameful.

 

[Operations]

Is it safe to say tragedy will occur during the events?

 

[norm9]

I remember something like that too, yes. The areas the swimmers are supposed to compete in are literally full of shit.

As a fan of swimming events already, this would definitely make me tune into the livefeed.

 

[gutter_trash]

the Olympics are a mistake.

only a very few like Salt Lake City and Vancouver turn a profit.

the rest gets run into the ground into a money pit like Athens and Montreal.

 

[Tagyhag]

How fucked does shit have to get over there for them to just cancel the Olympics?

Considering they allowed it in Nazi Germany, I think they don't care.

 

[Mattlikewhoa]

World Cup + Olympics + Corruption = what else were they expecting?

And we are done here folks...

 

[smurfx]

wouldn't be an olympics without some host country spending a bunch of money they don't have.

 

[ezrarh]

Once they run out of developing countries to extract money from, the IOC will have to figure something else out. Any smart modern city should rightly refuse it nowadays unless they could just use existing infrastructure.

 

[Akuun]

As a fan of swimming events already, this would definitely make me tune into the livefeed.

Found it. This article is from last year:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/rio-olympics-venue-contaminated-with-human-feces-1.3173754

 

[ldcommando]

I live here. I´m taking donations if anyone is willing. I have paypal.

 

[Alex Stroud]

Definitely up shit creek.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Maybe I don't know what the process is, but isn't there any sort of vetting before they pick a place as corrupt and sensitive to an investment as large as hosting the Olympics is? I guess the Zika outbreak couldn't be accounted for, but certainly the country's infrastructure should have raised some flags.

 

[norm9]

Found it. This article is from last year:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/rio-olympics-venue-contaminated-with-human-feces-1.3173754

So gross. The picture of all the dead fish ain't so hot either.

 

[smurfx]

Maybe I don't know what the process is, but isn't there any sort of vetting before they pick a place as corrupt and sensitive to an investment as large as hosting the Olympics is? I guess the Zika outbreak couldn't be accounted for, but certainly the country's infrastructure should have raised some flags.

first thing they care about is getting their bribe money. then it's just making sure the games can be played even if it's in somewhat okay conditions.

So gross. The picture of all the dead fish ain't so hot either.

i think they also found an arm in it.

http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/...fado-boiando-na-baia-de-guanabara-no-rio.html

 

[mantidor]

Maybe I don't know what the process is, but isn't there any sort of vetting before they pick a place as corrupt and sensitive to an investment as large as hosting the Olympics is? I guess the Zika outbreak couldn't be accounted for, but certainly the country's infrastructure should have raised some flags.

Back then Brazil was in another shape entirely, everything looked bright, things went south really quick afterwards.

Actually the infrastructure is not really a huge problem right now, for the World Cup it was in much worse shape and that turned out alright. Security is my main concern honestly.

 

[whitemex88]

World Cup + Olympics + Corruption = what else were they expecting?

But these events are good for the host city

 

[valeu]

The Olympics will come together at the last second, which is how everything is done here, and be a great one. Brazilians know how to throw a party. Then afterwards, the economy and political system will fall apart even more and...life will go on somehow

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

Maybe I don't know what the process is, but isn't there any sort of vetting before they pick a place as corrupt and sensitive to an investment as large as hosting the Olympics is? I guess the Zika outbreak couldn't be accounted for, but certainly the country's infrastructure should have raised some flags.

Aside from the bribes, the IOC has treated it like a privilege and opportunity for these countries to actively redo their infrastructure to support the games. Does the country have access to loans that can support those renovation and feed everyone's pockets? That's all that needs to be checked. It's 7 years away when they vote, things will always get better!

 

[norm9]

Back then Brazil was in another shape entirely, everything looked bright, things went south really quick afterwards.

Toretto!

 

[KDR_11k]

Considering they allowed it in Nazi Germany, I think they don't care.

They're still practicing the torch carrying too, that was introduced at the request of Hitler.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Have the Olympics/World Cup always been White Elephants or is their devastating effects on the host nation's economy a recent thing?

 

[Twentieth]

Maybe I don't know what the process is, but isn't there any sort of vetting before they pick a place as corrupt and sensitive to an investment as large as hosting the Olympics is? I guess the Zika outbreak couldn't be accounted for, but certainly the country's infrastructure should have raised some flags.

IOC doesn't care. The only ones who get screwed are the host country citizens.

The Olympics are a parasite, basically.

 

[Gabriel_Logan]

I live here. I´m taking donations if anyone is willing. I have paypal.

What's your story? Why do you need donations?

 

[zma1013]

Why isn't there one stable location for the Olympics? Why does it have to be moved around to a different place every time?

 

[luso]

I wish the Olympics were somehow a smaller affair, something less lavish and more contrived instead, the crazy amount of money spent is astonishing and everything is bloated.
Maybe that way a few less (almost) billions would be needed, that way more "affordable", all the debts basically helps to bankrupt cities and countries.

 

[andythinkpad]

They also fired their president so to speak so it's basically a dumpster fire right now.

 

[Master Milk]

Why isn't there one stable location for the Olympics? Why does it have to be moved around to a different place every time?

So everyone can be equally screwed

 

[Slayven]

Isn't the water for the the water events super contaminated:?

 

[Ether_Snake]

I wish the Olympics were somehow a smaller affair, something less lavish and more contrived instead, the crazy amount of money spent is astonishing and everything is bloated.
Maybe that way a few less (almost) billions would be needed, that way more "affordable", all the debts basically helps to bankrupt cities and countries.

It's a big money laundering, prostitution and drug selling front.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Isn't the water for the the water events super contaminated:?

The outdoor stuff like sailing.

The most graphic of the athlete afflictions was a nasty skin infection that carved a chunk out of the calf of German sailor Erik Heil and later was attributed to MRSA

Swimming pool, no

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

Brazilian officials must be setting a new record in how much money they can steal with the Olympics coming up

 

[yagal]

At least Greece had a decency to wait the end of the game to implode.

 

[Slayven]

The outdoor stuff like sailing.



Swimming pool, no

Nope, I would just wait another 4 years

 

[lightskintwin]

I believe the Olympics were great for Atlanta in 96. I worked there and got the easy job of escorting the women's Basketball team from their buses into their stadiums and lounging the rest of the time.

 

[hydragonwarrior]

Wasn't there also insane amount of pollution in the water

You win an extra medal if you don't mutate after swimming through the sludge.

 

[devilhawk]

Why isn't there one stable location for the Olympics? Why does it have to be moved around to a different place every time?

You can't skim your cut off the top if things are already built.

 

[mantidor]

Have the Olympics/World Cup always been White Elephants or is their devastating effects on the host nation's economy a recent thing?

Actually for this Olympics a big part of the infrastructure is already there, the big "white elephant" could be the new stuff like the Villa Olimpica, but in theory it's "supposed" to be used later as some sort of sporting center. Now if that actually happens no one knows, I'll bet on "no", but extravagant stadiums won't happen at least, they are using the Maracana and the Sambodromo, structures that are already there and are used frequently.

Nope, I would just wait another 4 years

It's a shitty situation (no pun intended), for some of these athletes waiting four years is not an option, this might be their last Olympics. The career of a professional athlete doesn't have a long lifespan. However I don't think we are going to get such extreme cases as rotting flesh.

 

[Archer]