Brazil welcomes the world to the Rio Olympics


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RIO DE JANEIRO: With just a month to go to the Olympic Games, Michel Temer (pic), Brazil’s interim president, invites the world to experience the beauty of Rio de Janeiro. The following is his welcome message to the world’s athletes, officials and fans:

Today, one month before the world’s greatest sporting event is scheduled to begin, Brazil can say with confidence: we are ready to host the first Olympic and Paralympic Games to take place in South America.

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