Brazil’s tourism industry is already suffering from the international alarm over the Zika virus outbreak that has infected 1.5 million people, with tour operators and hotel bookers experiencing an increase in the number of cancellations, particularly on the part of pregnant women who were planning to travel.
U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo said the Zika outbreak in Brazil could keep her out of the Summer Olympics in August.
Organizers of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro need to cut $500 million from the budget of $1.85 billion due to Brazil’s recession.
Migrants and refugees will be allowed to compete in the Rio 2016 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has declared. In an announcement to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, IOC chief Thomas Bach said all nations should help identify
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has nominated Bruce Jenner to light the Olympic Cauldron for the 2024 Summer games.
Amnesty International released a report, titled “You Killed My Son: Killings by Military Police in Rio de Janeiro,” alleging that the police of Rio de Janeiro have a “shoot-first, ask-questions-later” policy that has killed over 1,000.
