RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s government sounded the alarm on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) over meager sales of Olympic tickets and public apathy just five months before Rio hosts South America’s first Summer Games.
With worries about the Zika virus, high crime and a major political crisis already overshadowing the August 5 opening ceremony, Brazil now faces the embarrassing prospect of empty stadiums.
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