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I've thought this too. They pick some of the weirdest places to try to host this stuff. I guess they're trying to bring the areas up or something but if the p
by zodPod 10y ago
I've thought this too. They pick some of the weirdest places to try to host this stuff. I guess they're trying to bring the areas up or something but if the place can't handle daily life what makes anyone think they can handle a big event like this?
- douche 10y agoNobody else is willing to do it/bribe the IOC sufficently. I'm really glad Boston bailed.
- icebraining 10y agoHow is Rio a "weird place"? They're in a bad situation right now, as any city with an outbreak of a virus and with a political crisis would be, but it's major world metropolis of 12M people with plenty of international business visitors and a GDP of 200 billion USD. They accommodate 900k tourists during Carnival alone.
- exDM69 10y agoI presume that the parent is referring to the locations of the Olympic venues around Rio, which are scattered around the outskirts of the city.
- exDM69 10y agoI presume that the parent is referring to the locations of the Olympic venues around Rio, which are scattered around the outskirts of the city.