Rio Olympics wins over fans | FT World Notebook

2019-03-08 759

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The success of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was in doubt due to fears over terrorism, Zika and pollution. But gloomy predictions have not materialised. The FT’s Samantha Pearson talks to fans about their impressions of the city and the games.

Filmed by Samantha Pearson. Produced by Dan Garrahan and Paolo Pascual. Additional footage from Reuters.

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