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Indeed, for the second time in two years, Brazil has shown it can successfully stage a major international sporting jamboree.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)For politicians and administrators who have staked their careers on these Games, there were no shortage of reasons to declare them a success: tourist numbers were reasonably high (in excess of the 500,000 target, according to the government), sales goals were reached, the infrastructure remained standing, Zika fears proved unfounded and Brazil won more medals than at any previous Games.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)For politicians and administrators who have staked their careers on these Games, there were no shortage of reasons to declare them a success: tourist numbers were reasonably high (in excess of the 500,000 target, according to the government), sales goals were reached, the infrastructure remained standing, Zika fears proved unfounded and Brazil won more medals than at any previous Games.
Indeed, for the second time in two years, Brazil has shown it can successfully stage a major international sporting jamboree.