Rio de Janeiro hosts the 2016 Summer Olynpics!!

[tidus1203]

Good choice! The first ever South American city to host the Olympics. And yeah Barrack magic didn't work this time. Also among the 4 candidates Brazil as an economy shows the best promise kinda like China hosting 2008...

COPENHAGEN – Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympics after winning a landslide victory over Madrid in the final round of voting among International Olympic Committee members on Friday.
Carlos Osorio, general secretary of the Brazilian bid, told Reuters: "Overwhelming, spectacular, unbelievable."
The Brazilian delegation broke into singing their "Marvelous City" song, all waving flags and hugging each other.
The announcement, which was delayed by several nervous seconds as IOC president Jacques Rogge struggled to open the envelope, left Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and much of the rest of the Brazil bid team in tears of joy. "Like in every competition there can only be one winner," Rogge said.
"Tonight I have the honor to announce that the Games of the 31st Olympiad are awarded to the city of Rio de Janeiro," Rogge said.
In the final round of voting, Rio polled 66 votes to 32 for Madrid.
Carlos Nuzman, Rio bid leader, hugged President Lula, both in tears and said: "We did it, we did it."
Former tennis champion Gustavo Kuerten, a bid ambassador, said: "This is an amazing result. We are going to be working from tomorrow to make it happen. Brazil will do the best it can from this great opportunity."
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told Reuters: "Rio was a great candidate. We put up a great fight."
In an astonishing start to the voting, Chicago, the odds-on favorite, went out in the first round, despite receiving unprecedented support from United States President Barack Obama and the first lady.
Obama had become the first sitting U.S. president to address an IOC session.
Tokyo followed them out in the second round, leaving Madrid and Rio to slug it out in the final round.
Rio will be the first South American city to host the Games.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/10...-landslide-win

[overdrayv]

to top it off, Brazil will also host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

[ianmitsulancer]

Kudos to Brazil! :rockon:

[c_cube]

hinintay ko kagabi to kahit mapuyat ako, buti nalang RIO nanalo sa bidding. yun madrid 2nd placer nanaman, last time sa London sila natalo.

OT
i heard hindi kailangan ng VISA pagpumunta ng BRAZIL, parang HK, SING? totoo ba?

[james00112233]

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i heard hindi kailangan ng VISA pagpumunta ng BRAZIL, parang HK, SING? totoo ba?

kung ganun eh di ayos yan. malamang maraming pupunta dun.

[Negus]

Manila (MNL) to Rio (GIG) - 21 hours (not including stopovers)

http://www.airrouting.com/content/TimeDistanceForm.aspx

Kung may funds, gusto kong makapunta ako dyan.

[james00112233]

Manila (MNL) to Rio (GIG) - 21 hours (not including stopovers)

http://www.airrouting.com/content/TimeDistanceForm.aspx

Kung may funds, gusto kong makapunta ako dyan.

Ang layo pala at ang tagal ng travel time. Mas matagal pa kesa pumunta sa US.

[Jun aka Pekto]

to top it off, Brazil will also host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

I find the World Cup a lot more attractive. Olympics? A few good stuff, the rest, meh. Too sterile for me.

There's nothing that compares to the frenzied crowds of a futbol championship match in South America.

[niwde11]

Good choice! The first ever South American city to host the Olympics. And yeah Barrack magic didn't work this time. Also among the 4 candidates Brazil as an economy shows the best promise kinda like China hosting 2008...

Di ba considered South America ang Mexico(1968 Olympics)?

[tidus1203]

No Mexico is part of North America. Kaya nga sa NAFTA or North American Free Trade Agreement its between US, Canada, and yes Mexico... But Mexico and Brazil is part of the so-called "Latin America" or Spanish/Portugese speaking America... South America is geographic, Latin America is cultural perhaps that is what confused you...