The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 30, 2016 NBC Passes $1 Billion in Ad Sales for Rio de Janeiro Olympics ------------------------------------------------------------- The turmoil in Brazil comes just months before the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The television network NBC said Tuesday it has already surpassed $1 billion in advertising sales for the Rio Olympics, putting it on track to set a record for the most national advertising ever sold for a single event. Topics:Olympics Brazil .