dispatches from rio
The Olympics Begin, and So Do the Protests
On the night of the Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Summer Games, Brazilians took to the street to protest the Olympics, and a lot of other things, too. Things seemed peaceful, until the police shot teargas.
What Does Billions in Security Measures Get You in Rio? Not Much
Billions of reais in security doesn't buy you a whole lot of safety if nobody bothers to look inside your bag.
Lost And Found At The Rio Olympics
Taking the special Olympic buses while the rest of Rio deals with horrible traffic made me feel awful, so I took public transportation the rest of the day. And I got extremely lost several times.
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