How on Earth did Brazil win the rights for the 2016 Olympics again? Who thought this was a great idea and not something that'll clearly end in a disaster?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36106308
>>58243825
>built for the Olympics
Not really.
Contractor who built the path is a family member of the tourism secretary for Rio
back when we were chosen we were doing fine.
>>58243949
Yes it was. You mean not for athletes but tourists.
>>58244253
sauce?
>>58243825
>How on Earth did Brazil win the rights for the 2016 Olympics again?
bribing, of course
how is Budapest campaign to host the Olympics in 2024 doing?
>>58244487
http://politica.estadao.com.br/blogs/fausto-macedo/empresa-que-construiu-ciclovia-que-ruiu-e-da-familia-do-secretario-de-turismo-do-rio/
>>58244487
>Yes it was. You mean not for athletes but tourists.
Neither. This project is quite old, it was built for the population. Same with most things because of "olympics legacy", like the tram system.
t. I live in Rio
speaking of irrelevant tragedies, nobody made a thread about mexicans blowing up
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/21/americas/mexico-pemex-petrochemical-blast/
>>58244640
I hope that one day we will just make a big revolution and take all those people to the guillotine.
>>58244612
>how is Budapest campaign to host the Olympics in 2024 doing?
Like literal shit, as usual. They were weeks late on designing the official logo, only made it official like a week ago. Pic related. It looks like an autistic kid ate a bunch of glitter then had diarrhea.
>>58244454
>muh recession
>>58245153
>muh 10% of economy disappearing in two years
