
The Voyage of the 1932 Brazilian Olympic team – Sports Bizarre
From Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily
Published 4/9/2023

From Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily
Published 4/9/2023
In 1932, with the world going through the Great Depression, Brazil had no money to send its Olympic team to Los Angeles. Then a government official had an idea—load a ship with 50,000 bags of coffee, and have the Olympic team sell the cargo to fund the entire trip. Titus O'Reily and Mick Molloy…