RIO DE JANEIRO -- For months, fears about the Rio de Janeiro Olympics have been hogging the spotlight.There are concerns about safety amid a surge of murders in Rio and extremist attacks in Europe and the United States. Polluted beaches and other waterways could make athletes and visitors ill, and the Zika virus has scared some competitors away.If all that wasnt enough, the state of Rio is so broke that months ago it stopped paying thousands of public employees; angry police have periodically been greeting tourists in the international airport with signs that say, Welcome to hell!If history is a guide, however, a focus on the problems is all part of the script in the run up to the games. Once the competitions start, most if not all of the problems fade into the background -- at least for the athletes, tourists and millions watching around the world.Such negative coverage has a very simple explanation, says Michael Heine, director of the Center for Olympic Studies at Western University.The event is about sports, but you cant find sporting material because the whistle hasnt gone yet, said Heine. So what else do you write about?Coverage ahead of the 2012 Olympics in London included stories about terrorism fears and concerns about civil liberties in light of increased military and police presence. The run up to 2008 Games in Beijing put a spotlight on authoritarianism and extreme air pollution in China. In Athens 2004, there were myriad questions about whether the venues would be ready in time.Many Brazilians feel frustrated that the expectations are overwhelmingly negative, especially when the country has pulled off big events like the 2014 World Cup.They argue that such accounts dont take into account Brazilian jeito, or way of doing things, which includes an easy-going nature and a penchant for successfully pulling things off at the last moment. And the doomsday scenarios all but ignore samba dancing and capoeira martial arts, beautiful coastlines contrasted by mountains covered with lush jungle, stunning sunrises and sunsets, caipirinha cocktails and culinary options that range from meat-eaters delights to exotic fish plucked from the Amazon River.No one throws parties like Brazil, said Denis Eduardo, a 34-year-old travel agent from Sao Paulo traveling to Rio for the games. People might be bashing Brazil now, as if all previous Olympics had been perfect, but it wont be long until they are all enjoying it here.Brazils problems, however, go beyond what other recent countries hosting the Olympics have faced. Latin Americas largest economy and most populous nation is suffering its worst recession in decades. A political crisis has paralyzed the country and brought out deep polarization -- which could very well translate into large protests during the competitions.The opening ceremony will highlight the cloud hanging over the country: Interim President Michel Temer will ring in the games while impeached President Dilma Rousseff, suspended for alleged fiscal irregularities in her managing of the budget, stays home.Even in normal times, Brazils infrastructure is poor. Building collapses are frequent, clogged and pot-holed plagued streets turn traffic into parking lots and electricity and running water are not always a given, even in rich areas.When the Australian delegation complained last week about dangling wires, bursting toilets and gas smells in the Olympic Village apartments, they were experiencing things that are common for Brazilians.The April collapse of a coastal bike lane, an Olympics legacy project inaugurated with much fanfare just a few months before, underscored how dangerous shoddy construction can be. Two men plunged to their death when a big wave turned a large chunk of the path into a mountain of concrete and metal.The lane has been shut down while authorities investigate. However, there is little doubt that the engineering was deficient or the construction was faulty, or a combination of both.David Wallechinsky, president of the International Society of Olympic Historians who will be attending the games, says the last-minute completion of major projects reminds him of an episode in Athens.On the way back from watching a beach volleyball game, his wife and son got stuck in a newly-built metro train. It was over 90 degrees and the doors were not working, so several men pried them open.When Wallechinsky looked into it he was told: We just inaugurated it yesterday.In Brazil, are they doing this for the metro system, the venues? Has everything been checked out? he asked.Arguably the biggest fear is security. The recession has exacerbated the already precarious situation of millions who live in the citys hundreds of slums; Armed men sometimes descend from the hills to rob unsuspecting tourists and more well-to-do locals.After recent attacks in Orlando, Florida, and Nice, France, Brazilian authorities have gone on the offensive in recent weeks, arresting more than a dozen men who had expressed allegiance to the Islamic State group -- but had done almost nothing to actually plan an attack.Soldiers wearing bullet proof vests and carrying automatic weapons have been blanketing the airports, malls and tourist areas in recent weeks. Authorities say 85,000 soldiers and police will be on hand during the games, roughly twice the number on hand in London.I understand that people are concerned about security, said Alexandre Braga, chief of the citys tourist police unit. 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