Categories Geopolitics Society The Olympics May Just Be The Only Thing That Works In Brazil Post author By Post date August 9, 2016 Watching fireworks in Rio's Mangueira favela during the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Aug. 7 Wang Peng/Xinhua/ZUMA Rio de Janeiro may have pulled off its Olympic feat, but Brazil’s everyday problems remain unaddressed. Tags brazil, economy, olympic games, outskirts, peddlers, Rio 2016, transportation