Progress on venues and infrastructure is evident but the city faces its biggest test of public opinion this week,one year before the Games open[br]Rio de Janeiro is stepping up the pace as it approaches the final lap of its Olympic preparations to ensure there will be no repeat of the final-minute rush seen before final year’s World Cup, but it still has a way to go to prove the 38.2bn reais (£7.9bn) cost is worthwhile.
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Source: theguardian.com