'PEOPLE LEAVE, ESPECIALLY TO GET FOOD'

The 2012 Paralympic Games in London nearly sold out, but ticket sales for Brazil have been especially weak, with nearly 90 per cent of tickets still available... READ MORE›

RIO 2016 OFFICIALS APOLOGIZE TO CHINA FOR USING WRONG FLAG

Incorrect Chinese flags are flanked by an American flag during a medal ceremony for the 10m air rifle competition... READ MORE›

'THIS IS A SHAME!' FILTHY WATERS RAISE IRE AHEAD OF RIO OLYMPICS

Decaying remains, fetid sewage and floating garbage in Rio de Janeiro's waterways are fuelling worries about water safety ahead of the Olympics... READ MORE›

FINANCIAL CALAMITY DECLARED IN RIO WEEKS BEFORE OLYMPICS, BUT GAMES WILL GO ON

On Friday morning, Rio state Finance Minister Julio Bueno said that if the state were a company, it would enter into judicial recovery... READ MORE›

BRAZIL'S RIO STATE SEEKS EMERGENCY FUNDING AHEAD OF OLYMPICS

The state's declaration will have no negative impact on the games, Rio 2016 organizing committee spokesman Mario Andrada said, according to the state-run news outlet Agencia Brasil... READ MORE›

GAMES COME TO AN END AS TOKYO TAKES THE FLAG

Model Izabel Goulart and Renato Sorriso dance during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on Aug. 21, 2016... READ MORE›

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'BRAZIL'S EXASPERATION WITH GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION THREATENS TO OVERSHADOW RIO OLYMPICS'

Heavy clashes erupted in Rio de Janeiro on Friday at the time of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony... READ MORE›

BRAZILS RIO EYES OLYMPIC GAMES DIVIDEND

Rio de Janeiro to receive emergency funds to pay for infrastructure and security during August games, reports say... READ MORE›

AERIAL IMAGES OF RIO'S OLYMPIC VENUES[1]

Aerial view of the Olympic Boulevard which will host free live events during the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, taken on July 26, 2016... READ MORE›

PROTESTERS IN BRAZIL HALT OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY AND EXTINGUISH ITS FLAME

Many in Brazil and around the world have raised questions about the hosting of expensive sports tournaments in countries with depressed economies and widespread poverty... READ MORE›

OLYMPIC TEAMS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PATHETIC STATE OF RIO'S ATHLETES VILLAGE

Ilha Pura, or Pure Island, the real estate developer that built the complex, said the company had delivered the apartments in pristine condition... READ MORE›

THE OLYMPICS ARE BEING HELD IN A COUNTRY WITH A PRE-9/11 NOTION OF SECURITY

On its list of countries affected by terrorism, the United States ranks 35th, while Brazil ranks 74th... READ MORE›

RIO OLYMPICS 2016: TERROR PLOTTERS SAW 'OPPORTUNITY TO REACH PARADISE'

Twelve Brazilian suspects arrested for discussing a potential attack during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro were no joke, says prosecutor... READ MORE›

BRAZILIAN POLICE INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL TERRORIST CELL

The report also said that the group saw the Games as an "opportunity" to "hit the enemy"... READ MORE›

IOC RUSSIA DECISION A BLOW TO CLEAN ATHLETES

Tygart had led calls for Olympic officials to ban all Russian athletes from competing in Rio... READ MORE›

ATHLETES' PASSION ALWAYS OVERCOMES OLYMPIC PROBLEMS, SPORTS HISTORIAN SAYS

Like Rio, Athens was facing financial hardship going into the 2004 Olympics, Wallechinsky said, but the organizers were able to grab some money ..... READ MORE›