[Days before the Olympics, Rio families say goodbye to their homes]“It is a little contradictory,” she said. RIO DE JANEIRO — With samba dancers, drumming and a heavy police presence, the Olympic torch landed in Rio on Wednesday morning amid signs that many in the city are finally beginning to succumb to the spirit of the games. Ruth Alves, 35, was one of the samba performers greeting the torch when it landed. Along the way, a torch carrier bared his buttocks in a novel protest against Brazil's unpopular interim president, Michel Temer. The flame's journey around Rio center started well on Wednesday morning.

Source: Washington Post August 03, 2016 22:41 UTC