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'The poor, we don't really get to experience the Olympics. We are close in distance, but far away,' said Luiz Alberto Araujo, a 30-year-old doorman who works in the posh Ipanema beach but lives in the slums.






While thousands of spectators packed into the Maracana Stadium for the glittering opening ceremony, Rio's slum-dwellers were forced to watch the event from the roofs of their run-down homes





Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3726566/Rios-poor-watch-Olympic-opening-rooftops-slum.html

People watch fireworks exploding over the Maracana stadium, from the favela Mangueira, during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The gathered spectators watch on as white fireworks shoot into the air over the Maracana Stadium.

Dancing from far away.

During the ceremony itself, many people grabbed their smartphones and tried to shoot selfies with Maracana sparkling in the background, but most of the photos were too blurry or dark.

They drank beer and shared fried snacks while their children stayed glued to a television screen, awed by the special effects and the acrobatics of the performers.

For the poor, the celebration that launched the coming competition was far out of reach financially. Ticket prices for the opening ceremony ranged from about $63 to $1,400. A minimum-wage worker in Brazil takes home, some $55 a week.

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If na naija, we go find way enter that stadium by force

Brazil any thing na party

Happiest people on earth!

jaymejate:
If na naija, we go find way enter that stadium by force

That can't happen, security will be too tight for that. Both local and foreign.

Consultville:
impressive journalism

Thanks bro.

Wat a good way to get in touch wit the event going on inside the stadium.
I dnt neccessary have to be there !!! Am cashless

Nice research guy.. Bless u

i was here

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smithsydny:
Nice research guy.. Bless u

Tnks bro, bless u 2.

Explorers:
Tnks bro, bless u 2.

sir please continue.. I actually like to visit the favella in Rio..