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Brazil Taking 'All Necessary Measures' To Keep World Cup, Olympics Safe

AP | By JENNY BARCHFIELD and TALES AZZONI | Posted 04.16.2013 | Sports
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian officials said Tuesday they were closely following the investigation into the explosions at the Boston Marathon as t...

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How Comcast's $4.4B Investment In The Olympics Will Pay Off Big-Time

www.thewrap.com | Posted 03.22.2013 | Media
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Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts said Thursday that Comcast doesn't expect to make a giant profit from the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro but defe...

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PHOTOS: Rio Slums 'Cleaned Up' Ahead Of 2016 Olympics

Posted 09.20.2012 | World
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As Rio de Janeiro prepares to host two of the world's biggest international events -- the World Cup in 2014 and Olympic Games in 2016 -- the city is w...

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Making the 2016 Rio Olympics Better

The Black Sheep Online | Posted 10.09.2012 | Comedy
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The Black Sheep Online

Instead of these run-of-the-mill-seen-them-a-thousand-times-and-I'm-bored-to-tears events, perhaps the 2016 Olympics, held in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, can feature several events never before seen in an Olympic arena.

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Are Rio's Olympics Plans Better Than London's?

HP | Posted 09.30.2012 | Home
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Click here for the original article on ArchDaily. Copyright Luis Callejas In keeping with the Olympic spirit, today we share a competition mas...

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PHOTOS: One Of The World's Largest Dumps Is No More

AP | JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 08.01.2012 | World
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RIO DE JANEIRO — One of the world's largest open-air landfills, a vast, seaside mountain of trash where thousands of people have made a living s...

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World Cup Gets Sticker Shock in Brazil

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 09.24.2011 | Sports
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Eric Ehrmann

Brazil has been in a state of depression since getting knocked out of the Copa de las Americas. The land of the samba is now struggling to manage the skyrocketing costs that will make the 2014 World Cup the most expensive ever.

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