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Rio Olympic Games: A Missed Opportunity

Rio Olympic Games: A Missed Opportunity

The Rio Olympics – which kicks off tonight with the opening ceremony at the Maracanã Stadium – is a missed opportunity for Brazil to assert itself on the world stage, experts and Brazilian natives tell The Cipher Brief. That being said, the expectations for the Games are so low that they are sure to be classified a “success.”

“The entire world really does not expect the event to be a success. The good thing about that is it is very likely Brazil will more than reach the expectations that have been set for the Olympics at this time,” says Andrea Murta, Associate Director at the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center.

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