Rio de Janeiro is pretty much a dump right now. Just recently there have been reports of the waterways being filled with viruses and bacteria, advising people to close their mouth when swimming, and not going underwater. And on the same note the olympic sailing ramp in Rio collapsed. I know a guy whose parents are from Brazil, and they were shocked that Rio was chosen.
Rio had pretty much 6 years to figure this out. Despite being a BRICS country, they really dropped the ball on this. All water event Olympians face dangers of being 'violently ill'. Crime rate extremely high, can't really wander around in Rio, since the favelas are dangerous. The beach has the same toxic water. Less than half the olympic village buildings passed safety inspections. Corrupt cops running into New Zealand
What an absolute shame. These people trained their whole lives for this, and now they come and have to worry about their health and safety instead of performing.