There was a time when Rio was on my bucket list but no more. It is not safe to leave your hotel room at night. These Olympics my go down as a big disaster.
I have yet to see real evidence connecting "Zika" to microcephaly, but Zika itself is as bad as dengue or yellow fever. I don't want to catch it. And that is NOT the worst Rio has to offer. Crime is escalating at unbelievable rates, plus the cops and firefighters haven't been paid in so long, they are on strike.. Poverty in Rio is overwhelming the ability of the liberal socialist government to hide it (they gave up trying to actually do something about it a decade ago). Rio suffers from among the worse pollution in the world - the water is not safe to drink - don't try get IN any water near Rio (human waste, chemical pollution and a number of banned pesticides have been found all around Rio, even on the beaches) - air quality is very bad - and STDs infect over 25% of all adults in Rio.
I am like Shadowcat, Rio is no longer on my bucket list. I feel sorry for Olympic competitors who must try to survive this.
I'm no fan of crime or pollution either, but the beach scene at Ipanema is on my bucket list. Alas, the closest I'll get to Rio in the Olympic coverage on TV.
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I am like Shadowcat, Rio is no longer on my bucket list. I feel sorry for Olympic competitors who must try to survive this.
SJG