Monkey business in Rio

No, we are not talking about the furry simians, but a bunch of homo sapiens who have converged on Rio de Janeiro from other parts of Brazil, to cash in, literally, on the surge of tourists, thanks to the Olympic Games. No matter how careful you are, you risk losing your wallet, backpack, camera, or even the peanuts you're munching on, to thieves who steal in broad daylight, cocking a snook at the armed cops. They grab and run at a speed that might put some of the athletes at the Games Village to shame. A lot of this kind of adventurism was captured on a video that went viral on WhatsApp, apparently prompting several potential visitors to the city to cancel their tickets.