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Troubled Rio puts final touches on Olympics

by Sebastian Smith RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Rio de Janeiro hosts the Olympic Games in less than four weeks, but crime and economic crisis mean the party-loving Brazilian city is glum and struggling to find its vibe. Stadiums are just about ready and local businesses, hammered by Brazil’s deep recession, look forward to the arrival of an estimated 500,000 tourists. For an already sports-mad city, the Games — the first ever held in […]