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Opinion: The Green-go-fication of Rio de Janeiro

Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The recycled Olympic aluminum torch will soon make landing in Brazil as it makes its way from the eternal Olympiad flame in Athens. Presumably the torch's fire shall be kept burning aboard the transatlantic flight, complementing the carbon emissions of the jet airliner.

Soon after making landfall in Brazil, the lit baton will be relayed across the country with the help of 12,000 sweaty hands, finally reaching the ceremonial Olympic pyre in Japarepaguá, near the City of God in Rio de Janeiro.

While most of the games will take place . . .

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