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Brazilian First Responders: "You Will Not Be Safe in Rio"

Brazilian first responders are welcoming Rio De Janeiro airport arrivals with signs saying, "Welcome to Hell," protesting the city's lack of safety.
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Demonstrators hold a banner reading "Olympics for whom?" next to a policeman during a protest against the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 5, 2015TASSO MARCELO / AFP/Getty Images
By Darek Michael Wajda

Less than two months before the Olympics, Brazilian first responders made a statement intended for an international audience.

Upon arrival to the Rio de Janeiro — Galeão International Airport, police, firefighters, and other first responders held signs that read, "Welcome to Hell."

Soldiers of the Brazilian Army take positions at a checkpoint during a security operation
Soldiers of the Brazilian Army take positions at a checkpoint during a security operation at Mare Complex shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 1, 2015 (Photo credit YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP/Getty Images
Darek Michael Wajda

Darek Michael Wajda is currently an editorial intern with NBC Latino. Darek has also worked at CNBC and MSNBC as well as NECN and Telemundo Boston.  He is a student at Northeastern University majoring in international affairs and political science. Darek is of Cuban-Polish ancestry and is bilingual and bicultural.