RIO DE JANEIRO – Neymar kissed the ball, delivered a gold medal and then wept with other Brazilians.
Look no further if you’re searching for an iconic image of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
“It’s the only medal that really mattered,” Salvador Gaeta said recently while cycling in the deserted Olympic Park. “Every Brazilian will remember it.”
Other memories have faded at home since the Olympics opened a year ago.
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