Rio rolls out new light rail trains ahead of Olympics

[WorldNews]

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Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes on Sunday inaugurated a light rail transport system just ahead of the Olympic Games, and was met by demonstrators who oppose heavy Games spending and Brazil's interim government. The 28-kilometer (17.4-mile) VLT, as it is known, runs from the downtown and port areas to Santos Dumont Airport, as Rio scrambles to ready for the first Olympics to be held in South America.

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