As Brazil prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of international fans to the World Cup in one week 's time , it has to ensure the world it will also be ready for the Olympics two years later . As Brazil readies for World Cup , preparations begin in Rio for Olympics two years away . Rio came under criticism by the vice president , but local organizers say the preparations are exaggerated . Rio 2016 says 38 % of the Olympic sites are done .
As Brazil readies for World Cup , preparations begin in Rio for Olympics two years away . Rio came under criticism by the vice president , but local organizers say the preparations are exaggerated . Rio 2016 says 38 % of the Olympic sites are done .