Rio de Janeiro: Behind the facade is a rotting infrastructure pointing to disasters

Posted on February 2, 2012 • Filed under: Brazil, Corruption, Enviromental Issues, TRAVEL

he sudden building collapse kills 17 people in the Olympic City. A sewer explodes and seriously burning a couple of American tourists.
Another explosion destroyed a downtown restaurant and fly through the air makes three workers. A tram is one of the main attractions for tourists is derailed, killing five people and wounding dozens. A French tourist dies after falling off one of those trams because there was a hole in a fence along the road.These accidents occurred in the past year highlight the dangers faced every day by residents of this city of six million people and raise questions over whether Rio is really able to host the final of World Cup 2014 and the Olympics 2016. Read Article – AP

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