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Tragedies bookended Brazil's year in the spotlight

2016-12-28

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Rio de Janeiro (CNN)It was January, 2016. I cuddled 3-month-old Luiz Felipe in my lap. Chubby, squeezable and defenseless, he felt like my children when they were babies. But Luiz Felipe was born with an unusually small head and underdeveloped brain.

We were in Recife, in northeastern Brazil, to report on a Zika virus pandemic that had been linked to a surge in birth defects -- specifically microcephaly. Doctors were already calling the infants "a lost generation."
 
 
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I spent hours with producer Flora Charner and photojournalist Miguel Castro -- himself a new father -- in waiting rooms and clinics.
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We spoke softly to parents as they got the first diagnosis of microcephaly. And cuddled and cajoled tiny babies just beginning what, we were told, would be a lifetime of jabs and tests and physical therapy.
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It wasn't supposed to be like this. 2016 was going to be Brazil's time to shine on the global stage as it hosted the Summer Olympics, the first ever in Latin America.
But it certainly wasn't starting well for Brazil. Between November 2015 and November 2016, more than 2,000 babies were confirmed born with microcephaly. That compares with a couple hundred per year on average.
The mosquito-borne disease hit poor families in the northeast hardest -- but it quickly spread to Rio de Janeiro, the host city of the Games, during the height of the South American summer and Carnival celebration.
We went from doctors' offices to teeming Carnival, where costumed revelers partied, drank and smooched just as international health organizations announced that Zika could be transmitted sexually and was present in saliva.
The Zika crisis would end up being one of the major deterrents to potential Olympic visitors -- but not the only one.

Political pressure cooker

While Zika swept across the country, the political climate was also heating up with tens of thousands taking to the streets in protest against widespread corruption and demanding the ouster of President Dilma Rousseff.
 
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President Dilma Rousseff is sworn in to her first term on January 1, 2011, becoming Brazil's first female president. She's seen here with running mate Michel Temer, who has now succeeded her as president.
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Fighting for political life Rousseff gestures during her testimony during her impeachment trial at the National Congress in Brasilia on August 29, 2016.
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DeposedAfter the Senate voted for her impeachment, Rousseff was officially removed from office Wednesday afternoon.
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As young Marxist during Brazil's military dictatorship, Dilma Rousseff was charged by a military court with subversion and jailed in November 1970. Rousseff has said she was tortured with electrical shocks by her captors during her imprisonment.
 
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Chief of staff As former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chief of staff, Rousseff took on several high-profile roles. She announced the discovery of Brazil's pre-salt oil reserves, which would have made the country self-sustainable and could have produced up to 100 billion barrels of oil. But the reserve, discovered in 2009, still remains untapped.
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Fighting for political life Rousseff gestures during her testimony during her impeachment trial at the National Congress in Brasilia on August 29, 2016.
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DeposedAfter the Senate voted for her impeachment, Rousseff was officially removed from office Wednesday afternoon.
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As young Marxist during Brazil's military dictatorship, Dilma Rousseff was charged by a military court with subversion and jailed in November 1970. Rousseff has said she was tortured with electrical shocks by her captors during her imprisonment.
 
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Freedom fighter As young Marxist during Brazil's military dictatorship, Dilma Rousseff was charged by a military court with subversion and jailed in November 1970. Rousseff has said she was tortured with electrical shocks by her captors during her imprisonment.
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Chief of staff As former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chief of staff, Rousseff took on several high-profile roles. She announced the discovery of Brazil's pre-salt oil reserves, which would have made the country self-sustainable and could have produced up to 100 billion barrels of oil. But the reserve, discovered in 2009, still remains untapped.
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Rousseff was re-elected by a narrow margin in 2014. But the economy fell into a deep recession almost as soon as the ballots were counted. With unemployment and inflation soaring, Brazilians were suddenly less inclined to ignore a ballooning bribery scandal.
It seemed like every week another "untouchable" business leader or political chief was being arrested as part of the "Car Wash" investigation, accused of paying or receiving massive bribes in exchange for lucrative contracts with the state-run oil company Petrobras.
Rousseff wasn't implicated, but leaders in her government and party were. Emboldened by the public protests, her opponents in Congress launched impeachment proceedings against Rousseff, accusing her of breaking budgetary laws to hide the sorry state of the economy.
The country seemed to be unraveling. And thanks to the upcoming Olympic Games, the whole world was watching.
We spent our days flying back and forth between the capital Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro, as the country's elected leaders got into heated debates and violent protests broke out in the streets.
Tensions escalated, with Rousseff telling Christiane Amanpour in April that the proceedings were nothing short of an institutional coup d'etat, driven by lawmakers accused of the far more serious crimes of corruption and bribery.
That same month, we sat down for an exclusive with Michel Temer -- the future-president and the man Rousseff accused of being a coup-plotter. He rejected any notion of a conspiracy and spoke of "reconciliation" and "pacification."
In May, the Senate voted to launch the impeachment trial against Rousseff and she was suspended. But not before receiving the Olympic torch in Brazil just the week before.
With just 100 days to go before the start of the Rio Olympics, the problems kept piling up. Zika fears and the political chaos had eroded confidence in Brazil and the Games, and ticket sales were sluggish.
For those who still planned to come, organizers failed to meet their promises to clean up the water venues. Sailors, wind surfers and rowers would compete in waterways clogged with sewage, where scientists had even discovered a super bacteria.

Let the Games begin

The Games themselves got off to an uneven start. A spectacular opening ceremony in the Maracana Stadium, put together on a shoestring budget, was undermined by delays at the Olympic Village.
But then the Olympic spirit kicked in and it was all about the sport.
I had been lucky to get a preview of this spirit weeks earlier, when I ran with the Olympic torch and passed the flame to my friend and CNN colleague Arwa Damon.
That July day was definitely the highlight of the Olympics for me. We met up with the torch in the prosperous city of Curitiba in Brazil's south. It was a quick 200-meter run, but it reminded me how inspiring the Olympic Games are for so many people.
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You could see the pride on the faces of the people who turned out to line the torch route -- and even more so on the torchbearers, many of whom had been selected because of the contributions they had made to their own communities.
From sprinter Usain Bolt to swimmer Michael Phelps, the Rio Games themselves were full of dramatic moments.
 
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Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen walks on stage at the start of the event.
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Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont is honored during the event.
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Fireworks explode over the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the opening ceremony on Friday, August 5.
 
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The Olympic cauldron is lit at the stadium.
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Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima, a former Brazilian long-distance runner, lights the Olympic cauldron. De Lima was leading the Olympic marathon in 2004 when he was attacked by a protester near the end of the race. He ended up finishing third, but the graceful way he handled the disappointment won him plaudits around the world for his sportsmanship.
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.
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The Olympic flag is carried into the stadium.
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Fireworks are seen over the stadium.
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Children fly kites during the event.
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The Refugee Olympic Team walks out during the parade of nations.
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Pentathlete Yane Marques leads Brazil's athletes into the Maracana Stadium.
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Members of the Russian team take part in the parade of nations.
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Iran's athletes enter the stadium.
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Members of Indonesia's Olympic team walk during the parade of nations.
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There were more than 200 countries taking part in the opening ceremony.
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Members of Spain's delegation wave fans during the ceremony.
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Spectators hold up their phones during the event.
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Belarus team members pose for photographs while entering the stadium.
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U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, carries the American flag into the Maracana Stadium.
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Egyptian athletes take photos as they march into the stadium.
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Trampoline gymnast Rosie MacLennan carries the Canadian flag.
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A performer smiles during the opening ceremony.
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Team Burundi arrives at the opening ceremony.
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Sailing athlete Sofia Bekatorou leads Greece out.
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A "Favela Voices" segment takes place during the ceremony.
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A volunteer carries the flag of the Independent Olympic Team.
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Photos: Rio Olympics: Opening ceremony
Members of Australia's Olympic team take photos inside the stadium.
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Photos: Rio Olympics: Opening ceremony
The colorful performances that opened the ceremony included lasers, 3-D projections and a cascade of water enveloping the stage.
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Photos: Rio Olympics: Opening ceremony
Fireworks explode during the event.
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Photos: Rio Olympics: Opening ceremony
A performer holds a plant. The ceremony was designed to promote two messages: protection of the environment and peace.
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Photos: Rio Olympics: Opening ceremony
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen walks on stage at the start of the event.
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Performers take part in the spectacle.
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Photos: Rio Olympics: Opening ceremony
Dancers perform.
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Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont is honored during the event.
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There were 35,000 professionals who worked on the show.
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There were 5,500 costumes made for the event.
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There were 3 billion people said to be watching around the world.
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Artists take part in the ceremony.
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People perform during the countdown at the start of the event.
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A view inside the Maracana Stadium.
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Fireworks explode over the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the opening ceremony on Friday, August 5.
 
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Fireworks explode over the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the opening ceremony on Friday, August 5.
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The Olympic cauldron is lit at the stadium.
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Photos: Rio Olympics: Opening ceremony
Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima, a former Brazilian long-distance runner, lights the Olympic cauldron. De Lima was leading the Olympic marathon in 2004 when he was attacked by a protester near the end of the race. He ended up finishing third, but the graceful way he handled the disappointment won him plaudits around the world for his sportsmanship.
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.
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The Olympic flag is carried into the stadium.
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Fireworks are seen over the stadium.
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Children fly kites during the event.
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The Refugee Olympic Team walks out during the parade of nations.
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Pentathlete Yane Marques leads Brazil's athletes into the Maracana Stadium.
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Members of the Russian team take part in the parade of nations.
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Iran's athletes enter the stadium.
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Members of Indonesia's Olympic team walk during the parade of nations.
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There were more than 200 countries taking part in the opening ceremony.
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Members of Spain's delegation wave fans during the ceremony.
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Spectators hold up their phones during the event.
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Belarus team members pose for photographs while entering the stadium.
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U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, carries the American flag into the Maracana Stadium.
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Egyptian athletes take photos as they march into the stadium.
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