Summer is over for Brazil’s ‘marvelous city.’ In a series of eerie and depressing new photos released last week, the 2016 Summer Olympic venues in Rio de Janeiro are filthy and deserted just six months after the end of the games, including the legendary Maracana Stadium. These are the ruins of a shattered dream in a city that hoped desperately to be lifted out of poverty and debt by making back the money they spent.
Rio 2016 Olympic Venues was boiled in scandal before it had even begun, including a Zika virus outbreak, reports of doping by Russian athletes, and the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff due to corruption. The second largest city in Brazil is millions of dollars in debt with international creditors and now also owes over 900 thousand dollars to a local energy company.
Murky pools, worn terrain, and vandalization are all over the Olympic park. Seats have been torn from the once-iconic arena. The future of these shockingly neglected buildings remains uncertain, but they’re unlikely to be a high priority among Rio’s long list of coming challenges. (H/T)
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