Pan American Games 2007 - Rio de Janeiro

The Pan American Games have started last Friday. Most Americans either seem not to know that it is happening or not to care. It is going on in Rio de Janeiro, my beloved and wondeful hometown.
Even though Americans don't know (or don't care) about the Games, which should be considered the Olympic Games of the Americas, this country is currently in first place with a total of 30 gold medals, 17 more over Cuba who is, so far, occupying the second place with 13 gold medals. For everyone's surprise, Brazil is coming on third place with a total of 10 gold medals.
I am trying to get as many updates as I can in different websites. I just can't understand and definitly not accept even though we have 400 channels from Time Warner Cable not even one of them are showing the Games, instead it is the usual shit.

It doesn't get into my mind the fact that Americans are so dominating in so many sports with little or no space in the media in here. How do kids get motivated to become squash or badminton players when we see on TV is Baseball, Basketball, Golf and American Football?

Most Americans don't know that Brazilians are booing every time Americans are on play or performing, a mix of a patriotic gesture with an anti-american political view. I have to say I am not down with the attitude of the Brazilian audience in some sport events, mainly the ones that require some individual performance. The athletes need to be respected, no matter where they are from.
Most Americans don't know that a certain American journalist was very disrespectful towards the city of Rio before the Games started, and he was sent back home.
The American people are not aware of the beautiful stories of victory and loss happening at the Pan Am Games, but one cannot blame them. They were not aware of anything happening outside their territory until they were profoundly hurt in 2001.