A few days ago on a midwestUS hillbilly radio station I heard someone proclaim that Rio was in Argentina. It's a demonstrable fact that most Americans know practically nothing about South America. (or anyplace else for that matter, but this continent seems to be represented by a higher than usual level of ignorance) This was pointedly brought up to me by someone I met in Juiz de Fora a few months ago. Apparently he was impressed I even knew the capital of his country. Here's to hoping that if nothing else, the 2016 Olympics will teach a few American kids that Rio de Janeiro is in fact a city in Brazil.
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A few days ago on a midwestUS hillbilly radio station I heard someone proclaim that Rio was in Argentina. It's a demonstrable fact that most Americans know practically nothing about South America. (or anyplace else for that matter, but this continent seems to be represented by a higher than usual level of ignorance) This was pointedly brought up to me by someone I met in Juiz de Fora a few months ago. Apparently he was impressed I even knew the capital of his country. Here's to hoping that if nothing else, the 2016 Olympics will teach a few American kids that Rio de Janeiro is in fact a city in Brazil.