Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit MCEVERS, HOST: We are just a couple of hours away from the opening ceremonies at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Organizers say to expect lots of samba, of course, and a lot more. NPR's Melissa Block is in Rio and is with us now. Hey, Melissa. MELISSA BLOCK, BYLINE: Hey, Kelly. MCEVERS: So there have been protests leading up to the games, and I guess today was no exception? BLOCK: That's right. There have been protests all around Rio against the government, people protesting the cost of these games. This afternoon, there was a group that marched toward Maracana Stadium, where the opening ceremony is about to be held. They were blocking traffic, and this is what they were chanting. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting in Portuguese). BLOCK: And, Kelly, they're - it's a play on words. They're combining the word for the Olympics and the word for joke. In other words, saying the Olympics are a joke, that the vast
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