Hi there,
First of all please bear with me, this is my first story around here and I'm not used to write a lot so if you see something wrong let me know and I'll fix it.
My name is Elias but in the crypto world everyone knows me as "coderabbit", Developer, coffee addicted and puzzle solver in my spare time(that's rare... lol).
So I've decided to make my first post here, about a subject the have been messing with my head and my nerves for the past months here in brazil... The Olympic Games.
Some people around the world says, it's great but is it?!
Let's look the sports side, it's a great competition, and to be honest with you a love some of the competitions :D
But unfortunately I have to see the real(bad) side for my country as well and trust me is as bad as it sounds and sometimes even worse.
Last year we got here an outbreak of the zica virus + Dengue Fever + public security it's just a nightmare the just didn't end and still growing.
Most of the world don't see but here an idea of the type of news I see on the daily basis over here.
A guy(crazy random guy) tries to kill a Ana Hickmann(celebrity in brazil) here and her brother in law shot and kill the guy to avoid him killing her - What the justice in brazil does!?!?! simple they charge the brother in law with murder(and not the self-defense ones), plain and simple murder - That just states one thing if you're a good person you have the right to get killed and if you tried to defend yourself you will get arrested. hahaha(sarcastic) would love to say the that was a joke but it's not.
:(Some of the brazilian people say that the police doesn't do anything but as far as I can see they can't do much since the justice in brazil will release almost instantaneously the thief/robber/killer if they are not caught in the act.
These are two examples of what I think the Olympics is a risk for all the athletes and delegations.
By now you probably thinking, man you just pissed and is just overreacting, sure I can see your point but et me show yu the picture or the Guanabara bay where some of the water competitions are scheduled to be placed.
This image was shared on FB by Ricardo Winicki
Another complicated situation about the Guanabara Bay it's the they found an ARM, no I'm not joking...
The link above have some heavy images, after open the link just scroll down a little bit and you will see the pictures.
Also the other day I found a video the I like to share with you, worth to watch and really see the situation as it's
A few more links to let reality to be absorbed
Video #1
Video #2
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Video #4
So while the population is left at her own luck the politicians and big contractors are just getting rich and rich.
This just sickens me
I'm truly sorry to unload all my frustration in this post but I had to share my 2cent's with the community.
But no worries here is a Survival Guide for Tourists lol
Just to close everything, right about now you thinking..."man you don't love your country... yes I do I'm just not gonna be one more sheep in this madness the country has become with all this BS around politics and everything else."
Wish you all a great week!!! And Steem Rocks!!!!
Brazil is the country of make believe, the police pretend that makes security (prevented by the government), the city pretends that is beautiful, the Brazilians pretend that they are happy, children pretend studying , the government pretends that governs and etc ... the only thing that is certain is that the politicians steal a lot and this Olympics will give Shit.
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This is definitely an issue that has not yet been fully brought to light, and thank you very much @coderabbitcrypto, for taking the time and making the effort to do so! My biggest and best hopes and praise go out to all of the AMAZING athletes that will be competing, the patrons that will be attending and, of course, all the people who make it possible across the world - they are what keep the Olympics everything that we know and love, and I very much look forward to watching the best of the best this year. But, with such an imbalance of focus and attention between what is seen and unseen by the rest of the world, you're right - it's important that we not lose sight of these major issues and question the overall gain from it. How will that gain for some fully impact the rest of an entire population who loses and is intentionally excluded from the new advances and opportunities, becoming ultimately forced to surrender their home, lack sufficient clean water (both drinking and bodies of water), public transportation routes, dignity of having a roof over their heads (even if they were initially forced to build it themselves), pride in one's city and country, and, on top of it all, any peace of mind that things may possibly get better soon? You've certainly opened my eyes, and are helping to open the eyes of the rest of us to these ever deepening issues that are not being addressed.
Thank you for this, and welcome to Steemit! I hope to see more from you, and hope even more for the city of Rio de Janeiro!
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Well said @thedarkestplum , He really did address something not a lot people where aware of, all the things that "they" don't want us to see, all the bad things that happen behind scenes so close to us, yet too far away for us to notice, so an post like this can surely make a lot of people aware of this problem and make them see "both sides of the coin", both the Olympics, athletes, beautiful competition and the corrupted politicians or the poor people hidden by a "sound barrier", who again have a "sound barrier" but NO "sewer systems, housing rights...". I encourage anyone to share this post, because people should know and they have the right to know!
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hahaha @minion, not a "she" I'm a "he" :P
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@coderabbitcrypto I'm sorry :/ . I have corrected the comment :)
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all good :) no worries
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Im rooting for them I really am, I dont want bad things to happen but I think realistically its going to be a mess and ontop of that its going to highlight many problems in Brazil. The news media already has this as their agenda and I think it is the story that will be told.
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Welcome to Steemit! Great post, as a Brazilian, i'm really worried about terrorist attacks in Rio de Janeiro, sadly =/
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thanks, @gapil I think that's a feeling a lot of us have been sharing since this started.
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i don't think there will be an attack during the games itself... too much expected; if you visit, watch out anyway. A sportive greet from Belgium.
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@verelst true, but always keep and eye out for any risks :D
will try to see if I can make to any of the games, but the costs for normal people are just insane over here and the economic crises are not helping much.
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Sexy Steemit!!!
Hey gapil
Here we go again
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Let me be the first to welome you to Steemit! Today is my first day joining and you will be my first vote!
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thanks, @thephotographer and welcome as well :D
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Really nice to see those kind of posts here. Im actually a Brazilian, and i find it really cool that people from everywhere is looking into our actual state. The worst that can happen right now, is a terrorist attack, which is probably already planned.
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Hi @josepho i am brazilian too, and i hopefully it does not happen ;-;
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Hi there @josepho, I'm brazilian too and sadly I share you thoughts about this terrorist risk :( I Just hope nothing happends.
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Thank you for your report. I really appreciated it. As a foreigner who lived in Rio for a number of years, I can attest to the unfortunate injustices and lack of opportunity that pervades Rio, and much of Brazil. I still keep in touch with many friends who live there and I constantly hear about their frustrations with the political and economic climate. Such a beautiful country, such a beautiful people. A country with great potential, but this part of Brazils history (and present) is so so sad, and change is frustratingly slow.
I hope your posts catches many eyes.
Thanks again
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i hope nothing happens theres way to much horrible stuff going on around the world, welcome to steemit
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Even though authorities would not like that to happen, some tourists may experience shock seeing neglected favelas nearby Olympic facilities. When it comes to attacks on tourists and inhabitants, it's unavoidable and there is only possibility to decrease their scale to some extent.
I wish you fruitful and safe Olympics in Rio
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how to survive video is brilliant. Surely the athletes themselves will be safe but the local population is who I'm more worried about. We all saw what the Chinese did to the homeless in Beijing...
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I am very worried about the Russian athletes very much hope that our team will be able to take part in the Olympic Games
(я очень переживаю за Российских спортсменов, очень надеюсь что наша сборная сможет принять участие в Олимпийских играх)
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dont be worried, they are not athletes, they are cheater, and not only they
all who cheater do not deserv our respect
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There are mainly policy and not a sport . I'm worried about the honest athletes, as fraudsters may be in other teams
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getting worried is good , be cautious but getting afraid is making terrorist win this war against humanity .. Let's stand against it let's stand for humanity .. be cautious and be helpful to each other . show them we are not afraid .. we can't takeover such fear living our normal life ..
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false flag all the way.
ss maine, titanic, lusitania, pearl harbour, gladio b. 911, london, madrid, paris x 2, brussels, turkey x 2, rio next.
welcome to forensic history and our infinite gullibility!
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I will not watch the Olympics this time because they banned Russian athletes. I am not cheering any Russian sportsman but just the fact the ban them pure for political reasons, sickens me.
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My only concern is about the Zika virus. 2 of our Athletes here that will represent our country had backed out. Theyre afraid about the Zika Virus in Brazil. :(
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Damnnnn man, that place is looking disgusting. I feel for ya. Really pisses me off too. Great work on your first article, made an absolute killing! Welcome to Steemit.
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many people worry about olympic in brazil, about the security and how can terrorist attack this event, i hope brazil olympic will be success,
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good for Germany but bad for brasil in woldcup 2014!!! now, dont never give up brasil in Olympic Games... you can do it!!
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Rio de Janeiro nice city!
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Yeah @vlad the city is amazing, the government has just not taken good care of it unfortunately
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Nice vlad
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Well , I am Brazilian , and one of the things is making me fear is a terrorist attack in Brazil
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inspired by @coderabbitcrypto i made smth :)
https://steemit.com/zika/@nelu.ceban/zica-prevention-olympic-games-brazil-2016
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Great article! Another worrying point to consider is the recent discovery of Zika in house mosquito's in Brazil, the World Health Organisation is still telling us it's safe to visit but when you look at the report done in April there have been 90,000 suspected cases in Rio alone.
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It's normal for a post to be marking the has X comments but I only can see some of them?
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Zica Virus.. scared a lot of sportsman,
and meldonium has banned also a lot.
Zica scared probabily and the peaple, will be fewer peaple.
But world cup was amazing .
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Nice post! I really hope that everything goes well there and nobody gets killed during (and after) Olympics.
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Welcome to Steemit!
Like Brazilia
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thanks, @vlad :)
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Found you again
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It's the same again like it was with the world cup. Big trara and people of brazil wont have anything from, except new big stadiums which they prolly again rebuild to houses, like they did before.
The only positive aspect, for me personally will be, that there's kind of an official eSports olympics the same time in brazil.
This is most likely to show the world what esports are about and that they should get their chance at the next olympic games as well.
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I NEED POKEMON GOOO
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i think most people love their countries. Just that some do not like what they have become. It's a pity what change has resulted in the name of progress sometimes.
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Indeed welcome to Steemit and let's hope that everything goes as smooth as possible even in the face of so many problems.
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Personally I am a little bit worried about the Olympics this year. There has been a large uptick in civil unrest globally. It also seems like there just might be more than 1 big player in terms of who is really in control of everything. With the way things are going, I would be worried if I were an Olympian. It seems like the crazies are using whatever platform they can to get their messages across. Fortunately it is an event for many nations and many of them want to keep their citizens safe. I hope for a safe games but I worry for them!
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I know your feeling bro. I'm from Brazil too and we have so many problems. You can't trust in any politicians because the system in Brazil awards the worst kind of person and the good ones are left behind. I wrote a post about the olympics too. Only few people really enjoy this country and there's nothing we can do. I hope people are aware of what is happening but we need education and that is not what politicians want, educated and aware people.
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Nice post..
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7X1 that is all ¬¬
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lol
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Great post, it is same with Football World Cups and other major competition. I believe it is great for county, but bad for community. Government has tight time scales to finish everything, so they dont care about citizens. Big amount of money ruins everything, and with Olympics (everyone wants to host them) it is hard to control. But oh well, this gives jobs to thousands of people in building sector and tourism. 60% good and 40% bad in my opinion!
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Olimpic game is bad.
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😧 swimming??? No way!
Country of so much contradictions...
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Similar to SP, SMD tokens cannot be purchased directly on an external exchange. SMD are primarily earned through contributing but can be purchased by converting STEEM tokens to SMD tokens.
Actually Steem Dollars can now purchased on external exchanges !
https://poloniex.com/exchange#btc_sbd
https://bittrex.com/Market/Index?MarketName=BTC-SBD
PS Abbreviation of SBD = Steem Backed Dollars
or just SD = Steem Dollars (not SMD please edit)
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