All kinds of "chaos" in Brazil, the Rio Olympic Games, are they still "about"

"Although Brazil is currently facing a political crisis and economic depression in which the president is impeached, the Rio Olympic Games (hereinafter referred to as the Rio Olympic Games), which will open on August 5, will be an amazing success and will be very spectacular." On April 19, IOC President thomas bach said at the Lausanne International Sports Conference.

There is a reason why Bach helped the Rio Olympics so much. Just the day before, the Brazilian House of Representatives passed a resolution to impeach President Rousseff, and the bill will be submitted to the Senate for a final vote. Therefore, Rousseff had to give up going to Athens, Greece to attend the Olympic flame collection ceremony. Therefore, it means that when the Rio Olympic Games open on August 5th, it is still unknown who will take the position of President of Brazil to preside over the opening ceremony.

The president faces impeachment, economic recession, Zika virus and serious security problems. The whole world is paying attention to a question: is the Rio Olympic Games still "about"?

Only half of the tickets for the Olympic Games have been sold.

According to local organizations, the Olympic venues are about to be completed, but the ticket sales situation is lower than expected, with only 55% of the tickets sold, and the sales rate of Paralympic tickets is only 12%, setting a record low.

"Brazilians are slow buyers." Mario, the chief spokesman of the Rio Olympic Organizing Committee, said, "We can't blame the public. They have more important things to worry about now. "

In this regard, Washington post said bluntly that the first South American Summer Olympic Games was fully escorted by the International Olympic Committee and the Brazilian government, but there were also numerous "hard injuries" in the preparation process. For example, the Rio municipal government planned a number of urban roads, bus rapid transit and rail transit lines. These include the BRT bus rapid transit line from Rio International Airport to Baja Stadium, the Olympic bus line connecting the city center and the Olympic Park area, and Metro Line 4. Some BRT lines have been completed and put into operation, but due to the limitation of terrain and funds, the construction of subway lines has not been completed.

At present, the opening of the Rio Olympic Games is less than 100 days. During the seven-year preparatory process, carlos nuzman, president of Rio Olympic Organizing Committee, has lost his head. In the past seven years, his partner has changed frequently. At the end of March, Hilton, the sports minister who had been in office for more than a year, resigned due to party struggle. Although Laaser, who succeeded him, was in charge of the Brazilian competitive sports department before, he was no stranger to the preparations for the Olympic Games.

In this regard, Nuzman said: "Although Brazil is in a difficult period, we will make all preparations for the Rio Olympic Games. We won't be complacent at the last minute. We will be more confident than ever to make the Rio Olympic Games the greatest in Olympic history. "

The participating delegations and spectators are concerned about safety issues.

Compared with the question of who will announce the opening of the Olympic Games, delegations and spectators of all countries are undoubtedly more concerned about their own safety.

At noon on March 9th, a group of masked gunmen broke into the restaurant of Rio employees of Huawei Brazil Company in China, not far from Copa cabannes Beach, robbed 38 employees in China, and * * * snatched more than 30 pieces of mobile phones, laptops, rings, watches and other property. The gangsters also beat some China employees who didn't understand the language and didn't "cooperate" enough. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.

A former Huawei employee in South China told Economic Weekly that the security situation in Brazil can't be compared with that in China, and even the security situation in metropolises has been worrying. In addition, due to the recent poor economic situation and political turmoil, armed robbery cases often occur. Huawei employees have been robbed of their dormitories in Rio and Sao Paulo, and generally do not go out alone.

Many foreign sports teams are also worried about thieves and robbers during the Olympic Games. Not long ago, an American athlete was robbed near the Rio Tour of Beach Volleyball in Copa cabannes Beach.

To make matters worse, due to the economic downturn in Brazil, the state government of Rio de Janeiro recently announced that it would cut its security budget by about 30%, and the head of Brazil's national public security force also left a few days ago, casting a shadow over the security of the Rio Olympics.

In addition, drug dealers and gangs who have been entrenched in slums all the year round are a major problem in Brazilian society and the main source of serious public security problems in the country for many years. Mare Slum is located around Rio International Airport and Maracana Stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games will be held. Sosa, director of the Slum Development Network, said that now they can only rely on the presence of the army to maintain public order, just like during the World Cup in Brazil in 2065, there were 1000 soldiers stationed here, with 438+04.

At present, the Brazilian government and consulates in Brazil are actively taking measures, hoping to ensure safety with a two-pronged approach. The Brazilian government also announced that in order to ensure the safety of the Rio Olympic Games, Brazil will launch the largest security linkage plan in history, and a total of 85,000 people from the armed police, army, police and fire departments will work together. This total is twice that of the 20 12 London Olympics.

Can tourism stimulate the Olympic economy?

If all goes well, the summer of 20 16 will be a year when Brazil welcomes friends from all sides with open arms. The success of Beijing Olympic Games and London Olympic Games has greatly promoted the local economic development. Brazil's tourism department is optimistic that despite the political difficulties, organizers and tourism departments in Rio de Janeiro still believe that the Olympic Games will be a complete success.

The director of the Rio Tourism Bureau said that during the Olympic Games, Rio is expected to receive more than 654.38 billion tourists. "We look forward to showing the beauty of this city to everyone who comes to Rio. People already know our predicament, but they will still be shocked by the beauty and enthusiasm of Rio. "

According to the Rio branch of the Brazilian Hotel Alliance, hotels in this city were basically fully booked during the Olympic Games. Despite the bad news recently, I haven't unsubscribed yet.

Major domestic travel agencies also launched many products during the August 5th to 2nd1Rio Olympic Games. China Economic Weekly reporter learned from Caesar, Tuniu and many other travel agencies that the Olympic Games brought new opportunities for traveling to South America, and the consultation and booking volume of tourism products for Rio Olympic Games increased significantly.

Tuniu product manager said in an interview that due to the rising prices of air tickets, hotels and other resources during the Olympic Games, the prices of products watching the Rio Olympic Games increased by about 5% than usual. I believe that the Rio Olympic Games will enable China tourists to have a deeper understanding of Brazil and even South America, and further promote their travel to South America.

There is an old saying in Brazil: "Don't tourists all over the world work and save money to enjoy sunshine, beaches and barbecues in Brazil?" And this kind of enjoyment is at our doorstep. "Perhaps the Rio Olympic Games held between these crises will make the whole world' shrink' and become a turning point in Brazil.