adminRIO DE JANEIRO — Tickets for the 2016 Rio Olympics went on sale in Brazil on Tuesday, with top prices comparable to those at the London Games and more than half costing 70 Brazilian reais ($22) or less.The most affordable of the 7.5 million tickets are 40 reais and all purchases can be paid for in up to five installments. The cheapest tickets at London 2012 were 20 pounds, at the time about $32.
The most expensive tickets in Rio — for the athletics, basketball, beach volleyball and volleyball finals —are priced at 1,200 reais, far above Brazil’s minimum monthly wage of 788.
The Olympics competition schedule was also released on Tuesday, with eight finals on the last day, Sunday August 21.
The men’s football tournament is the first sport to kick off on August 3, two days before the opening ceremony.
Tickets for the seven soccer matches scheduled for Sao Paulo have been held back due to an impasse over who will foot the bill for the renovations at the Corinthians arena. — Reuters
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