What Rio’s Olympic Venues Look Like a Year Later

Remember the protests? And how the city was scrambling until the very end just to get key buildings, residences and sites ready for the games?

Well a year later and many of the buildings and event sites sit abandoned and decrepit. While they were originally earmarked for future use, soaring costs have forced many to shut down indefinitely.

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