Rio’s alternative opening ceremony showcases the left’s anger over the Olympic

"“This is the anti-Olympics,” said Santos, 42. He attacked the official games for alleged, over-inflated construction contracts and the removal of lower-income communities called favelas — particularly Vila Autodromo, beside the Olympic Park, where the few surviving houses were demolished last weekend.

The free event was the latest in a series of protests against one of the most unpopular Olympic Games in recent memory. Some demonstrations have blocked the Olympic torch’s progress and attempted to put it out with fire extinguishers and buckets of water.

The Olympic Games could be really good if they were more inclusive,” said actor, comedian and newspaper columnist Gregorio Duvivier, who spoke at the show. “They are not democratic.”

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