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Maracanã, Jewel Of Rio's Olympics, Now Languishes In Disrepair

Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into renovating the decades-old stadium, a venue that has been described as Brazil's "soccer cathedral." (AFP/Getty Images)
Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into renovating the decades-old stadium, a venue that has been described as Brazil's "soccer cathedral." (AFP/Getty Images)

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