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FIREWORKS are seen during a rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. AFP
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 7, 2016 | Entertainment
London – Director Fernando Meirelles was faced with a great challenge when he was assigned to orchestrate the Rio Olympics opening ceremony. The director of the award-winning film “City of God” and “The Constant Gardener” is known for dealing with crime and violence...
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A general view of the Rocinha favela, one of the slums that was included in the “police pacification unit” program that began in 2008, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2016. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 5, 2016 | Sports
The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles. The iconic Maracana Stadium...
