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- We continue our conversation with Dave Zirin, author of the book "Brazil’s
Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy,"
and Jules Boykoff, author of "Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics."
In early August, more than 10,000 athletes across the world will convene in Rio
de Janeiro’s Olympic City for one of the most widely watched sporting events of
the year. This comes as Brazil is battling an economic recession, a massive Zika
outbreak and its worst political crisis in over two decades.
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