RIO DE JANEIRO — Americans have traveled more than 4,000 miles, embraced the culture of Brazil and immersed themselves in the Olympic experience, but they're still facing a familiar question: Donald Trump?
Jeff and Gina Cox from Phoenix, Ariz., said Brazilians have approached them every day since they arrived Aug. 2 to ask about the race between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Trump, the Republican candidate. The first came when they were riding a bus to the Olympic equestrian center and two couples kept looking over at their shirts featuring American flags.
“They came over and said, ‘Can I ask you a question?