Posted on 08/01/2016 8:20:20 AM PDT by DFG
How can this be?
Much of Rio is still third world. Modern plumbing, sanitation, treatment is scarce except for upper classes and commercial districts. The raw sewage is dumped into the bay and pollutes everything it touches, including many of the beaches. You can go from palaces to shanties, in just blocks.
Lots of water pollution links here:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=Rio+de+Janeiro+Water+Problem&FORM=R5FD
Still, it’s not as bad as India:
http://www.chinasmack.com/2010/pictures/filthy-india-photos-chinese-netizen-reactions.html
As I recall, Chicago was the first of five cities to be eliminated.
I wouldn’t be shocked if they supported the idea.
If any tourists complain to the local authorities that they were robbed, the authorities can say, “What did you expect?”
I know a German born woman with a magnet on her fridge that says: I’m German, but I’m taking pills for it.
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