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Business Daily: Brazil's Olympic Challenge

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01/06/2016 GMT

Brazil's Olympic Challenge

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Brazil's Olympic Challenge

Political and economic crisis, and Zika - the hurdles facing the Olympics in Rio

Political and economic crisis, and Zika - the hurdles facing the Olympics in Rio. Will it be worth the money? Also, Lucy Kellaway on the pitfalls of networking site, LinkedIn.

We head down Rio,as Brazil's most glamorous city prepares to host the Olympic Games. But the event is fraught with challenges - from an  economic and a political crisis, to a health nightmare with the rise of the Zika virus. The Mayor tells us all will be well. But professor Andrew Zimbalist at Smith College in Massachusetts and author of Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup, says that this year's problems offer just further proof that hosting set-piece events like the Olympic Games is hardly ever worth the money. 

Also, Lucy Kellaway examines the pitfalls of placing your own details on the social networking site, LinkedIn.

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