Last house in Rio's Olympic Park slum demolished
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The last house of a Rio de Janeiro slum near the Olympic park that was once home to 700 families was demolished late Tuesday.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The last house of a Rio de Janeiro slum near the Olympic park that was once home to 700 families was demolished late Tuesday.
A crane stands where the last house was destroyed near the Olympic Park ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
In this July 21, 2016 photo, a fence surrounds a slum near the Olympic Park ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The house was demolished late on Tuesday, Aug. 2. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
A crane loads debris into a dump truck after the last house was destroyed near the Olympic Park ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Two men stand next to an advertisement at Olympic Park ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A federal police officer walks past the the Silver Cloud cruise ship before the U.S. men's basketball team arrives for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. The team while be staying on the…
United States women's basketball player Diana Taurasi boards a bus at the airport after arriving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
South Africa goalkeeper Roxanne Barker tries to grab the ball as Sweden's Fridolina Rolfo goes for a header during the opening match of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament between Sweden and South Africa at the Rio Olympic Stadium in Rio…
Leonardo Espindola carries the Olympic torch on its way to Rio de Janeiro for the opening ceremony of Rio's 2016 Summer Olympics, in Niteroi, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. The three-month torch relay across Brazil will end at the opening…
United States women's basketball player Sylvia Fowles, center, boards a bus at the airport after arriving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Unites States basketball players DeAndre Jordan, left, and Harrison Barnes board a bus at the airport after arriving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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A demonstrator with her face covered marches during a protest on the route of the Olympic torch against the money spent on the Rio's 2016 Summer Olympics, in Niteroi, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. The three-month torch relay across Brazil…
A police officer pepper sprays demonstrators as a scuffle breaks out during a protest against the money spent on Rio's 2016 Summer Olympics on the route of the Olympic torch, in Niteroi, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. The three-month torch…
Pope Francis smiles as a couple pose for a selfie, during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (Angelo Carconi/ANSA via AP)
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (Angelo Carconi/ANSA via AP)
United States' Michael Phelps, left, jokes with his teammate James Feigen during a swimming training session prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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United States' Michael Phelps walks past the Olympic rings during a swimming training session prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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In this handout picture taken in August 2014, Ghana's Szandra Szogedi, front, competes against Austria's Hilde Drexler during the Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia. When Hungarian native Szandra Szogedi steps onto the judo mat at the Rio de Janeiro…
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