The Rio Olympics disaster: A brief timeline

Zika, impeachment, and crime. Oh my...

Will Rio be ready in time?
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The Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are less than a month away. Brazil does not seem ready.

There's a political crisis, centering on the impeachment of Brazil's president. There's a public health emergency, sparked by the Zika virus. There's an epidemic of crime. (The New York Times notes that by one measure, "in Rio a woman is more than 10 times more likely to be raped than catch Zika," while "men are more likely to be shot to death.") And many Olympic facilities are still under construction.

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