Rio’s water is still a toxic cesspool, according to the athletes forced to brave it for a high-level surfing competition that took place on its foul brown shores earlier this month. What a fun Olympics this will be!
After filing a federal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against U.S. Soccer over wage discrimination last month, the championship women’s team is considering a boycott of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer if their requests aren’t met.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 11: Bartender Varia Dellalian of Lebanon competes in the Rio Market challenge during day 3 of the Diageo Reserve WORLD CLASS 2012 Global Final on July 11, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images for Diageo)
People dance to the rhythm of samba in the 'Samba Train' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday Dec. 3, 2011. The Samba Train, which normally is a commuter train, takes revelers once a year to a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro to attend music shows in commemoration of National Samba Day, which officially fell on Dec. 2.…
[Rio de Janeiro, June 20. Image via AP]
[Rio de Janeiro, March 9. Image via Getty]
[Rio de Janeiro, March 1. Image via Getty]
[Rio de Janeiro, February 16. Image via Getty]
[Rio, February 15. Image via Getty]
[Rio de Janeiro, January 11. Image via Getty]
[Rio de Janeiro, December 7. Image via Getty]
[Rio de Janeiro, December 2. Image via Getty]
[Rio de Janeiro, November 22. Image via Getty]
