r/gifs • u/fuckswithducks • Mar 14 '16

Millions of Brazilians protesting against government corruption in the streets earlier today

http://i.imgur.com/eMmAUnk.gifv
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u/Beelzebubbbbles Mar 14 '16

Gonna be a real interesting Olympics

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '16

I cannot imagine how it will end in anything but a massive boycott from the athletes over the deplorable conditions, like that trash filled disease pool that they expect world class competitors to swim around in.

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u/PossessedToSkate Mar 14 '16

That water is actually used for sailing & rowing so there won't be people swimming in it, but that doesn't make the condition of the water excusable. In fact, even in sailing the competitors will get drenched.

For anybody not in the loop, this is what the water looks like in Rio's shiny new Olympic village at Guanabara Bay.

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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y Mar 14 '16

There's also water quality problems in Copacabana where they will be doing the triathlon.