Brazilian police on Thursday dismantled a prostitution ring operating near Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park, where several events of the 2016 Summer Games will take place.

The ring used social media to entice low-income teenagers and young women with promises of careers as models, actresses or singers, police said in a statement.

“A burning desire to become a model, actress or singer” was one of the listed requirements.

Investigators said the recruits were lodged in a building in Barra de Tijuca, a neighborhood on the west side of Rio de Janeiro that is home to the main facilities for the 2016 Olympics, which begin Aug. 5.

Courts ordered pre-trial detention for the two alleged ringleaders, identified as Jonathan Alves Mendes, 24, and Marcio Garcia de Andrade, 33. EFE

Rio de Janeiro, Jul 28 (EFE)

As previously reported by The Costa Rica Star, prostitutes in Rio are holding a fire sale in anticipation of the Olympics, which are just a few days away.

The deep discounts have prices running as low as $25 for a threesome session; this sharp lowering of prices comes after what working women call a disappointing World Cup two years ago.

A flyer being distributed in Rio is inviting Olympic athletes to take advantage of “early bird” specials. It so happens that Villa Mimosa, a notorious red light district in Rio, is located not far from the Olympic Village where many athletes will be staying. As can be expected, the flyer is printed in English and features the Olympics colorful, five-ring logo.