They’ve come a long way since Conan the Barbarian rode into Fortaleza,...

They’ve come a long way since Conan the Barbarian rode into Fortaleza, Brazil, in 1982. The enormous white blimp tethered to the Rio de Janeiro World Cup stadium, emblazoned with the words “Morumbi Stadium,” has since been remade into a kind of international tourist circuit.It was a fitting name for the stadium at the heart of the city, which houses the Olympic Aquatics Centre as well as the Olympic Park, with three sporting venues including the indoor football, tennis and rugby stadiums, plus a cabaret and the Rio Times nightclub.The coastal city is