Opening ceremony ticket prices started at $570 for nose-bleed seats. For $780, you could get a little closer to the performances. Prices continued to go up from there. To get even closer to the performances, tickets ranged from $2,000 to $4,000. Finally, there were seats which went for $5,000 to $8,000 for a better view of the center of Maracana Stadium. Why were so many locals watching from rooftops? A minimum-wage worker in Brazil takes home around $55 a week.
"It is scandalous that ticket prices cater to very few higher-income residents and that the bulk of profits will leave the country," Bruno Carvalho, a Princeton University professor and author of the book "Porous City: A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro" told The Salt Lake Tribune. "It was as if many Brazilians found out that they were hosting a global party to which only a select few had been invited."
From Him, Through Him, For Him (Romans 11:36),
Paul J. Staso
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- United States in 2006 (3,260 miles solo in 108 days at age 41)
- Montana in 2008 (620 miles solo in 20 days at age 43)
- Alaska in 2009 (500 miles solo in 18 days at age 44)
- Germany in 2010 (500 miles solo in 21 days at age 45)
- The Mojave Desert in 2011 (506 miles solo in 17 days at age 46)
- Various Photos From Mileposts Gone By
- Students Worldwide Who Ran With Me Virtually
- Roadside Sights From My Running Adventures
- Some Cycling Moments From The Past
