RIO DE JANEIRO – The eyes of the world are on Rio de Janeiro while the Olympics are in town, but it is difficult to shake the feeling that the city is not showing its true face.
Rio’s much-publicized problems — violent crime, rampant inequality, pollution — have shown signs of creeping through the cracks, but generally the city has mobilized to make sure that nothing harms its image in front of a global audience.
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