Under the overall scenario of one of the gravest political and economic crises in the recent history of the country, Rio de Janeiro, host city for the 2016 Olympics, is also part of a crumbling stage.

Starting with the initial high point and subsequent decline in Sérgio Cabral's popularity when he was Governor of Rio de Janeiro, passing through the episode of Lula, Brazilian President at the time, crying in Copenhagen during the official announcement of Rio-2016, to the declaration of a public calamity on July the 17th, images are recalled that illustrate this trajectory of the State:

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