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Friday, December 30, 2016

A Bumpy Road to Rio by Glenn Greenberg

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 24
Date: May 6, 2016
Article: A Bumpy Road to Rio
Author: Glenn Greenberg
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Answer Key


  1. The four hurdles Rio de Janeiro faced before preparing to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games are (1) threat from a virus, (2) garbage-filled water, (3) making room for the games, and (4) political problems.
  2. Rio de Janeiro was worried about the Zika virus.
  3. 4,000 families were removed from their homes to make room for the games.
  4. The government offered the families money or housing in other locations.
  5. The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, stepped down from office after being accused of mismanaging the country’s money.
  6. Rio’s Guanabara Bay problem is the water in Guanabara Bay is polluted.

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