Rio, Brazil, to host Olympic Games in 2016
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October 2nd, 2009
Today, October 2nd 2009, Rio de Janeiro was chosen as the host city of the Summer Olympic Games of 2016 (see movie; see report by the BBC); Rio was competing with Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago.
Rio is one the host cities of the World Cup in Brazil (almost certainly, Maracanã, Rio’s stadium, will stage the final match of the Cup) in 2014. So, Rio will be the only city to host consecutive editions of the two most important sports events in the World, the FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games.
Rio was already anticipating massive investments in infrastructure, notably accommodation, telecommunications and transportation. Now, even more investments, towards sports structure, are being planned for the city.
Brazil has never won a gold medal in Olympic football. Brazilian fans now have more hope to win FIFA’s and Olympics’ titles at home.
To follow news about Olympics in Rio, check out the official site.
June 3rd, 2010 at 12:07 pm
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