The Rio Olympic Games and Brazilian Participation in World War II
The Smoking Snakes
by Norman Berdichevsky (September 2016)
The run-up to the Olympic Games in Rio was accompanied by numerous reports in the world press that were largely negative and highlighted Brazil’s unpreparedness, disorganization and problems of health, crime, sanitation, hygiene and a lack of enthusiasm on the part of many Brazilians, especially the poor slum dwellers in Rio’s favelas. more>>>