Rio de Janeiro wins bid for 2016 Olympics

[BigLake]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

I don't think I have ever heard about something like this happening in the U.S.A.

Rio de Janeiro

"A police helicopter flying over a clash between drug gangs was hit by gunfire and crashed Saturday, police said. Two officers were killed..."

...Violence also broke out Saturday in the Jacarezinho neighborhood, where a commuter bus was set on fire. Police did not have details of that event, though gangs sometimes set buses aflame to protest police operations..."

Gangs shoot down Brazil police chopper, 2 dead - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091017/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_brazil_violence - broken link)

Yea, that's pretty scary. Not a good way for Rio to come out of the gates after getting the bid. Absolutely scary. Worse than "City of God".

[BRAZILIAN]

Originally Posted by monkey cabal

Saw this. Between now and the end of the Rio Olympics headlines like this will be world news events. All eyes on on you now Rio.

(Before, all eyes were only on your bikinis. Or lack of.)

You're a fun guy.
Do you remember what happened in London one day after being chosen to host the olimpics???
I think it was worse than happened in Rio.
Think about.

[eskercurve]

Originally Posted by BRAZILIAN

You're a fun guy.
Do you remember what happened in London one day after being chosen to host the olimpics???
I think it was worse than happened in Rio.
Think about.

That was one event. Regardless, you can't deny that Rio has HUGE problems with security. All I have to say is "Good Luck" ... you can't deny that 3,000 people get murdered per year in Rio. It will be a huge undertaking in securing Rio without violating human rights. Now is the time to wow the world, Rio.

[Cornerguy1]

On that note and based on the limited number of new views being expressed, let's move on.