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The candidates for this decision were between Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro ... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, made history by being the first city ever in South America to host the Olympic and Paralympics games. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Azzurri still unconvincing Oct 12, 2009
The announcement that Rio de Janeiro will host the 31st Olympiad in 2016 has raised SA's hopes ... The announcement that Rio de Janeiro will host the 31st Olympiad in 2016 has raised SA's hopes. (iAfrica.com)
Coach Dunga looks for best line-up for altitude in Bolivia Oct 11, 2009
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil will field a team of players who best cope with high altitude for today s World Cup qualifier against Bolivia in La Paz, coach Dunga said ... The Brazilians, held 0-0 by Bolivia in their home match in Rio de Janeiro when they were jeered by their own fans and Dunga was criticised, attempted to get today s return match moved to lower altitude but the Bolivians refused. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
* Sport Briefs Oct 11, 2009
The governor of Tokyo defended his controversial remark that invisible dynamics were behind the decision to award the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro. He made the claim hours after returning home last Sunday from Copenhagen, where the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose the Brazilian city ahead of Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Brazil May Access Its Sovereign Fund to Buy U.S. Dollars, Estado Reports Oct 11, 2009
To contact the reporter on this story: in Rio de Janeiro at. Last Updated: October 10, 2009 12:13 EDT. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Golf A Good Fit For The Olympics Oct 10, 2009
Both sports will be added to the competition schedule for the newly-announced Rio de Janeiro Summer Games in 2016. They will also be included in 2020. (ABC 7 News, DC)
IOC add rugby sevens and golf to 2016 Olympics Oct 10, 2009
The Olympic Games in 2016 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (CNN) -- The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will include rugby union sevens, a shortened version of the 15-player game, and golf as sports, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced ... After coordinating the successful Olympic bid of his sport, he said: "We are elated the IOC membership has accepted golf as an Olympic sport, and look forward to seeing the world's best golfers compete for gold at the 2016 Olympic... (CNN -- International)
Brazilian Stocks Cap Best Weekly Gain Since July on Earnings; Bolsa Rises Oct 10, 2009
Brazils biggest toll-road operator, rose to its highest in 15 months on speculation it will benefit from infrastructure spending before the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics ... To contact the reporters on this story: in Rio de Janeiro at ; in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Just how do the Storm do it? Oct 10, 2009
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Rio de Janeiro winning the right to host the 2016 Olympics: ''All those people who thought we had no ability to govern this country will now learn we can host the Olympics. The world has recognised that the time has come for Brazil. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Lula feared Obama factor in 2016 Olympic vote Oct 10, 2009
SAO PAULO - Brazil's president feared Barack Obama's star power could have prevented Rio de Janeiro from landing the 2016 Olympics. "I confess to you that we were very worried when Obama arrived in Copenhagen," President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Japan will go on with Cup bids despite Oly failure Oct 9, 2009
Last Friday, the International Olympic Committee voted to award the games to Rio de Janeiro. Japan was hoping to hold the World Cup final at a proposed 100,000-seat Olympic stadium on Tokyo's waterfront. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Espirito Santo Teams Up in Brazil for World Cup, Olympic Stadium Contracts Oct 9, 2009
They are going to reform or do something to like 12 to 14 new stadiums in different cities of Brazil, and then for the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro. . (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Going for Real Gold at the Rio Olympics Oct 9, 2009
Winner Rio de Janeiro budgeted $14 billion for the Games far more than the other finalists and expects to generate $2. 8 billion in revenue, including $570 million in domestic sponsorships, from the event. (BusinessWeek)
Rio Race for Rooms by Marriott, Starwood Starts for 2016 Olympic Shortage Oct 9, 2009
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- and are ready to compete for guests in Rio de Janeiro as the city famous for its Carnival parades and beaches races to more than double hotel capacity to host the 2016 Olympic Games ... A weekend standard room with booking restrictions at Accors Sofitel Rio de Janeiro on Copacabana Beach was priced at $297 a night, according to the hoteliers Web site ... A deluxe room on the weekend with ocean view at JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro was $364 a night while a... (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Brazil Sugar Deliveries Face Delays by Above-Average Rain, Producer Says Oct 8, 2009
Grupo Jose Pessoa is based in Sao Jose do Rio Preto and has units in Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio de Janeiro and Parana states. Above-average rainfall in Brazil has reduced the level of sucrose, the substance used to make sugar and ethanol, in cane by about 10 percent, he said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Michelle Obama to help Chicago's Olympic bid (12) Oct 8, 2009
Chicago is in a tight contest with Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo, and the presence of world leaders has been instrumental in the most recent votes. Tony Blair helped London land the 2012 Games when he met IOC members in Singapore in 2005, and Vladimir Putin traveled to Guatemala City in 2007 to push Sochi s winning bid for the 2014 Winter Games. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Brazilian train set ablaze after delays Oct 8, 2009
Passengers at a Rio de Janeiro station became agitated at the news that they would not be reimbursed for a service interruption due to technical failure. Local media reported that the train company fixed the problematic train within twelve minutes but passengers on board forced open the doors and spilled out onto the tracks after the conductor abandoned the train and left them locked inside. (BBC News -- Americas)
Travelog: Tourism recovery in sight? Oct 8, 2009
Rio de Janeiro Olympics to give fillip to tourism in Brazil. In selectiong Rio de Janeiro as the venue for the 2016 Olympic Games last week, the International Olympic Committee ended up ensuring a fillip to Brazil's tourism ... Rio de Janeiro pipped Madrid, Chicago and Tokyo as the IOC's final report said Rio's submission was of "very high quality". (India Times)
GVT's Fast Internet Growth Could Give Spain's Telefonica a Brazilian Boost Oct 8, 2009
This is the easiest way for Telefonica to grow outside Sao Paulo and also protect its market, said , the head of research at Ativa Corretora in Rio de Janeiro, in a telephone interview. The offer is expensive, Telefonica is paying a large premium on top of Vivendis, but its justifiable from a strategic point of view. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Brazil: Sao Paulo settles for another home draw Oct 8, 2009 Cattle industry moving on deforestation Oct 8, 2009 Roger's Ramblings Oct 8, 2009 Costa Rica ex-leader jailed for embezzlement Oct 7, 2009 Brazil, Belgium sign space cooperation agreement Oct 7, 2009 Itau, Bradesco Lead Slump in Banks Before Santander Brazilian IPO Tomorrow Oct 7, 2009 Cup notebook: Bloodshot eyes for Yang Oct 7, 2009 Brazil's Lula Hailed 'Pele of Politics' Oct 7, 2009 Kenya picks provisional national rugby team Oct 7, 2009 Columnist: Olympics no loss for Chicago Oct 7, 2009 Brazil joins emerging-nation boost to IMF funds Oct 6, 2009 Rogge: Rio choice shows Oly. not about money Oct 6, 2009 Revved for Rio? Plan on planning after 2012 Oct 6, 2009 Hoteis Othon Jumps on Speculation 2016 Summer Olympics to Boost Demand Oct 6, 2009 The Young Pro Oct 6, 2009 President Lula: Olympics' money is investment, not expense Oct 6, 2009 Brazil switches roles with helping hand for IMF Oct 6, 2009 Rogge: Picking Rio shows IOC not after 'big money' Oct 6, 2009 Start the samba lessons -- Rio gets 2016 Olympics Oct 5, 2009 Brazil Sambas Into Olympian Joys, Challenges: Alexandre Marinis Oct 5, 2009 Brazil ready to host world at Olympics Oct 5, 2009 Olympics headed to South America Oct 5, 2009 Gerdau, Tam, Dufry Set to Rise on Demand After Rio Wins Olympics Victory Oct 5, 2009 Santander $7.4 Billion `Extra Kicker' Brazil Offering May Fetch Top Price Oct 5, 2009 Chicago Dodged An Olympic Bullet Oct 4, 2009 Brazil's Output Rose for Eighth Month as Job Growth, Low Rates Spur Demand Oct 4, 2009 It's party time as Rio wins 2016 Olympics Oct 4, 2009 Baby snatch victim loses kids to state custody Oct 4, 2009 After Olympic party, hard work ahead for Brazil Oct 4, 2009 2016 Olympics Oct 4, 2009 Rio gets to show off sporting passion Oct 4, 2009 Tokyo? Madrid? No, let's go to Rio Oct 4, 2009 Brazil triumphs as IOC snubs Obama Oct 4, 2009 How a Biofuel 'Miracle' Ruined Kenyan Farmers Oct 4, 2009 Rio De Janeiro To Host 2016 Olympics Oct 4, 2009 The Backroads: Hello, Rio Oct 4, 2009 Maybe 'Dogs will get magazines Oct 4, 2009 Rio de Janeiro Olympics opportunity for Chinese investors Oct 4, 2009 Carnival time in Rio Oct 3, 2009 Olympic party in Rio: 'We beat the big cities' Oct 3, 2009 Rio wins 2016 Olympic games Oct 3, 2009 Obama: 'I urge you to choose Chicago' Oct 3, 2009 Chicago out as Obama’s Olympic pitch fails Oct 3, 2009 IOC turns aside Chicago 2016 Olympic bid despite Obama visit Oct 3, 2009 Olympic Dreams Realized, Brazil Steps into the Spotlight Oct 3, 2009 Rio Wins the 2016 Olympics: Now For the Hard Part Oct 3, 2009 Chicago out as Obama’s Olympic pitch fails Oct 3, 2009 Brazil Stocks Post World's Top Gain, Real Rises as Rio Wins Olympics Bid Oct 3, 2009 Chicago loses bid for 2016 Olympics Oct 3, 2009 Marvellous Rio Brazilian city to host 2016 Olympics Oct 3, 2009 Sudamericana: Vlez, Fluminense, LDU gain qtrs Oct 3, 2009 Olympic-worthy cities to see, win or lose Oct 3, 2009 Chicago fails to land 2016 Olympics Oct 3, 2009 Billionaire Batista's OGX Finds Oil Off Brazilian Coast; May Split Shares Oct 3, 2009 Chicago out; Rio wins Oct 3, 2009 Rio de Janeiro exults over its gold medal Olympic bid Oct 3, 2009 Olympics Won, Brazil's Work Begins Oct 3, 2009 Click to read:Rio to Host 2016 Olympics; Chicago Spurned Oct 3, 2009 America stunned... Oct 3, 2009 Chicago loses Olympics bid - blame it on Rio Oct 3, 2009 Lula's Olympic Victory for Brazil Sets Up Rio for Battle on Rampant Crime Oct 3, 2009 Four cities finish presentation for 2016 Olympics host Oct 3, 2009 Rio beats out Madrid as 2016 Olympics host Oct 3, 2009 President Obama: 'You Can Play a Great Game and Still Not Win' Oct 3, 2009 The Young Pro Oct 3, 2009
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Sao Paulo missed a chance to pull closer to Brazilian league leader Palmeiras when it managed only a 2-2 draw with Coritiba at home on Wednesday. Defending champion Sao Paulo opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when defensive midfielder Hernanes stole the ball at midfield, raced to the area and fired in a powerful strike. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Luis Fabiano aims to be top scorer in qualifiers Oct 8, 2009
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil do not lack motivation for their last two World Cup qualifiers despite having already booked a place at next years Finals in South Africa, according to striker Luis Fabiano. Brazil, who qualified with three matches to spare when they won 3-1 in Argentina last month, play eliminated Bolivia in La Paz on Sunday and are at home to Venezuela three days later. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
(10-07) 04:00 PDT Rio De Janeiro. Environmental groups hailed a decision this week by four of the world's largest beef producers to prohibit the purchase of cattle from newly deforested areas within the Amazon rain forest in Brazil. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Moving on as far from Jenks as I can get, now that Rio de Janeiro had won the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, there is a movement afoot to call for the re-establishment of baseball as a medal sport at the Games there ... The president of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), Dr. Harvey Schiller, recently congratulated Rio de Janeiro and said of baseball that there is no sport that could bring more attention, marketing assistance and consistent exposure over the next seven... (Alva Review Courier, OK)
4: With a beauty few cities in the world can match, Rio de Janeiro has always been a natural draw for tourists. But as NBC's Karl Bostic reports, more visitors are looking for the Rio hidden inside these slums. (MSNBC -- International)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil and Belgium signed a cooperation agreement on space technology in the Belgian city of Liege on Tuesday, the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology announced. The accord was signed between the Brazilian Space Agency and the Belgian Space Center of Liege, ministry sources added. (Xinhuanet, China)
People are taking advantage of the huge gains banks have seen recently and before the Santander IPO, said, who helps manage the equivalent of $245 million in assets at Maxima Asset Management in Rio de Janeiro. Banco Santander (Brasil) SA sets the price for its initial public offering tonight. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
"---FINAL OLYMPIC PUSH: Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington and Michelle Wie are going to Copenhagen this week to help golf make its final push to get into the Olympics.Harrington, Wie, Suzann Pettersen of Norway and 16-year-old British Amateur champion Matteo Manassero of Italy will join golf's Olympic executive in making the final presentation.PGA Tour vice president Ty Votaw, who has led golf's bid along with Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson, said it was important to show... (MSNBC -- Sports)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- He is the Pele of politics, knighted the "most popular politician on Earth" by another contender for the title _ Barack Obama. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva draws praise from Havana to Wall Street for an economic boom that has brought millions out of poverty. (Newsmax)
It's also a tough pool for Kenya because they will play the unpredictable Russia and the U.S. The fixtures have been released at a time when sevens rugby is seeking inclusion in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kenya national sevens team captain, Humphrey Khayange, was among the rugby personalities picked by IRB to drum to push the rugby agenda at the recent International Olympic Committee (IOC) Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chicago was considered by some to be the favorite heading into the Oct. 2 final vote, but the selection committee decided to pick Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When the city was chosen, cameras panned the beautiful beaches of Rio, and the thousands of joyous Brazilians a starkly contrasted the downtrodden Chicagoans. (Daily Collegian, PA)
A giant billboard is pictured on the headquarters of the Brazilian Development Bank in Rio de Janeiro in June. Brazil on Monday became the latest emerging economy to support the IMF in its upgraded mission as the world's emergency lender, following China and India in pledging billions of dollars in funding. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Rio de Janeiro was picked over Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid for the 2016 Olympics. COPENHAGEN (AP) -- IOC president Jacques Rogge says the decision to give Rio de Janeiro the 2016 games shows the Olympic movement isn't out to make "big money" on its showcase event. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Rio de Janeiro beat out Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo for the 2016 Olympics. Travel experts said the flame has to go out in one city before moving on to the next. (CNN)
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- , a Rio de Janeiro- based chain of hotels, rallied for a second day on speculation the 2016 Olympics in Brazils second-biggest city will boost tourism. Hoteis Othon surged 14 percent to 73 centavos in Sao Paulo trading. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that the money to be used in the projects necessary for Rio to host the 2016 Olympic Games should not be considered expenditure, but investment. "We should not ask how much Brazil is going to spend, but how much it is going to win with the Olympic Games," the president said in his weekly radio show. (Xinhuanet, China)
A giant billboard is pictured on the headquarters of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) in Rio de Janeiro in June. Brazil, an emerging economy, said on Monday that it will spend 10 billion dollars (6. (Yahoo! Asia News)
COPENHAGEN - IOC president Jacques Rogge says the decision to give Rio de Janeiro the 2016 games shows the Olympic movement isn't out to make "big money" on its showcase event. Rogge said Monday that bringing the Olympics to South America for the first time should end criticism that the IOC chooses host cities based on financial profit. (MSNBC -- Sports)
The International Olympic Committee's announcement Friday that Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Games reduced Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to tears again and again ... And when Rogge read Rio de Janeiro's name, the tight-knit organizing team leapt to mob their captain, the calm center of a hugging, shouting mass. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Unless you are an Olympic athlete, thats most of what you need to know to prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games, which on Friday were awarded to Rio de Janeiro. For the first time, the has chosen a South American city to host the Olympics. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
(10-04) 04:00 PDT Rio de Janeiro. Carnaval came four months early to Brazil this year. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Rio de Janeiro had the enchanting story of about 400 million sports-mad people on a giant untapped and vibrant continent yearning, hoping, that the Olympics finally might come to them. And the International Olympic Committee was hooked. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Brazils planned $11 billion in infrastructure spending for Rio de Janeiros 2016 Olympic Games may increase demand for steel products from , boost passenger traffic at and fuel purchases at stores ... Brazils biggest publicly traded clothing retailer, published a full-page ad with the translation of Wonderful City, as Rio de Janeiro is known, in several languages ... Previ, Brazils largest pension fund, plans to invest in infrastructure projects for the... (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
For any bank that has the balance sheet to support it, banking in Brazil is going to be a good business, said , who helps manage about 3 billion reais at GAP Asset Management in Rio de Janeiro. Camacho said he was impressed by Santanders potential to boost profitability by developing businesses in Brazil such as mortgage lending, and that it was quite possible hed buy the Brazilian shares. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Today, the International Olympic Committee announced that Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympic summer games -- beating out Madrid, Tokyo, and Chicago, despite the lobbying of U.S. President (and former Chicago resident) Barack Obama. The announcement met with cheers in Brazil and shock in the United States. (Slate)
2 percent in the previous month, the national statistics agency said today in a report distributed in Rio de Janeiro ... To contact the reporters on this story: in Rio de Janeiro at ; in Brasilia at o. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
2: "You can play a great game, but still not win it," says President Obama in reaction to Rio de Janeiro winning the 2016 Summer Olympic games over his hometown of Chicago ... Insight on the IOC's decision to let Rio de Janeiro host the 2016 Olympics, with Dick Ebersol, NBC Sports & Olympics chairman ... 2: NBC's Miguel Almaguer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, reports on the announcement of Rio as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics. (MSNBC -- Sports)
"It is a time to address this imbalance. It is time to light the Olympic cauldron in a tropical country." - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaking to the International Olympic Committee before the committee chose Rio de Janeiro as the site of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Brazil had argued that it was unfair that South America has never hosted the games. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -As Rio awoke from a night of celebration after being awarded the 2016 Olympics, Brazil was already looking ahead to years of hard work in what will be a historic time in Latin America's biggest nation ... But with a sound technical project and a lot of passion, the Brazilians and Rio de Janeiro convinced the IOC they were finally ready to host the Olympics, after failed attempts in 1936, 2004 and 2012. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Chicago eliminated from Olympic bid, Rio de Janeiro awarded Games - More Sports - SI.com ... Rio de Janeiro awarded 2016 Games, Chicago eliminated first ... Rio de Janeiro was awarded the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's capital of fun but it has also elevated sports to the level of a national passion, a lifestyle that never goes out of fashion ... Thousands partied on the famous Copacabana beach into the small hours of Saturday, dancing to the infectious beat of samba music as they celebrated Rio de Janeiro's choice as the 2016 Olympics host. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Celebrations start on Copacabana beach after Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games ... THERE was joy on the streets in Brazil as Rio de Janeiro won the right to host the 2016 Olympics, the first South American city bestowed the honour ... Celebrations start on Copacabana beach after Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Nearly 50,000 people cheered in celebration when Rio de Janeiro was announced as host of the 2016 Olympics. THE International Olympic Committee struck a blow for the developing world and delivered a stunning rebuke to the US and President Barack Obama on Friday, when it selected Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 summer Games after a dramatic election in which Chicago was dumped in the first round ... Carnival began early in Rio de Janeiro, following the decision to hand. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
"" AUBREY MATTHEWS, a food service manager who lives near Chicago, on the city losing its 2016 Olympic bid to Rio de Janeiro For use in rail of Articles page or Section Fronts pages ... "" AUBREY MATTHEWS, a food service manager who lives near Chicago, on the city losing its 2016 Olympic bid to Rio de Janeiro. (Time.com)
AP Photo/Silvia IzquierdoRio fans celebrate after their city made it through another round for the nomination of host city for the 2016 Olympics at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Rio de Janeiro, represented in Copenhagen by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva , delivered a passionate appeal for South America to be awarded the Olympics for the first time. (KERO 23, CA)
The drubbing ruffled a few feathers, as most bookies had Chicago and eventual-winner Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, as easy picks for the finals ... And with Rio De Janeiros crime rate and slum population, despite a nagging physical urge to let my body shut down, I must push on. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
-- Considering Brazil gave us the thong, it's only fitting Rio de Janeiro gets to host the 2016 Olympics. Beach volleyball just got a lot more interesting. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
"Compared with the other applicants, currently Rio de Janeiro still has a lot to do to improve its sports facilities and other infrastructure, which indicates a special opportunity for Chinese companies," Chen told Xinhua Saturday in an exclusive interview ... Zhou Zhiwei, an expert in Brazil studies with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, noted that for Rio de Janeiro, traffic and infrastructure are the city's weak points ... Beating rivals Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid, Rio de Janeiro won the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Olympian carnival in Rio de Janeiro. By Gary Duffy BBC News, Rio de Janeiro ... "We have been able to able to stage major events - Eco in 1992 was here, the Rolling Stones concert, the Pan-American games, we are going to have the World Cup in 2014, the military games in 2011. "So Rio de Janeiro is prepared, it has shown this in the past and it is going to demonstrate again with clarity for the world in 2016 that Rio is the Olympics city. (BBC News -- Americas)
Brazilians celebrate Olympics bid in Rio de Janeiro - CNN.com ... Brazilians celebrate Olympics bid in Rio de Janeiro ... Thousands celebrate Rio de Janeiro win at Copacabana beach. (CNN)
(AP) The 2016 Games are going to Rio de Janeiro. Finally, South America gets an Olympics. (Crain's Chicago Business)
The IOC was choosing the host of the 2016 Olympics on Friday, as Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid each got a last chance to sway and wow undecided members ... " Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley invoked the memory of Jesse Owens. Chicago, competing with Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo for the 2016 Games, was the first of the finalists to make its presentation. Some of its speakers looked nervous and parts of the presentation came off as stilted. It also was surprisingly low-key, with a... (Crain's Chicago Business)
Obama was watching TV alone aboard Air Force One, headed back to Washington from Copenhagen, when he found out Chicago s fate, and later that Rio de Janeiro had become the first South American city to be awarded the Olympics. After returning to the White House yesterday afternoon, he congratulated Rio and Brazil, and expressed no regrets about the effort he made. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
The IOC selected Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after a second round of ballots. IOC members turned down Chicago after Obama traveled to Copenhagen to lobby personally for his adopted hometown to win the Summer Games. (TheHill.com)
Residents celebrate after Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro October 2, 2009 ... "It is time to light the Olympic torch in a tropical country." The IOC agreed and that lit up a frenzied carnival in Rio de Janeiro, a city that knows how to party perhaps better than any other ... "" AUBREY MATTHEWS, a food service manager who lives near Chicago, on the city losing its 2016 Olympic bid to Rio de Janeiro For use in rail of Articles... (Time.com)
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) Rio 2016 bid President Carlos Arthur Nuzman (center) and Brazilian soccer great Pele (right) celebrate in Cophenhagen after it was announced that Rio de Janeiro has will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games ... Rio de Janeiro is rightfully and proudly celebrating a historic victory: being named the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first South American city to host one of humankind's truly global extravaganzas ... "" AUBREY MATTHEWS, a... (Time.com)
Obama was watching TV alone aboard Air Force One, headed back to Washington from Copenhagen, when he found out Chicago s fate, and later that Rio de Janeiro had become the first South American city to be awarded the Olympics. After returning to the White House yesterday afternoon, he congratulated Rio and Brazil, and expressed no regrets about the effort he made. (Boston Globe)
Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian rallied, making the Bovespa the worlds best-performing major index today, and the currency gained after Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The Bovespa climbed 1. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
This was Rio de Janeiro s time, plain and simple ... Madrid 28 votes, Rio de Janeiro 26, Tokyo 22, Chicago 18 ... SECOND ROUND Rio de Janeiro 46, Madrid 29, Tokyo 20. (Boston Globe)
COPENHAGEN: Rio de Janeiro was named host of the 2016 Olympic Games yesterday as red-hot favourite Chicago, backed by US President Barack Obama, was handed a devastating, heart-breaking snub ... Rio rejoices: Residents on Copacabana beach celebrate after Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Olympics ... First round: Madrid 28, Rio de Janeiro 26, Tokyo 22, Chicago 18 (Chicago eliminated). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Fluminense also booked its ticket to the quarterfinals after thrashing Alianza Atletico of Peru 4-1 at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilians got goals from Dario Conca, Alan and Adeilson on two occasions. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
The countdown clocks are ticking for Chicago, Illinois; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Tokyo, Japan; and Madrid, Spain ... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (CNN -- International)
Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo are competing for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games ... (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Rio residents celebrate as their city is announced as winner to host the 2016 Olympic Games at the Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 ... (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva holds up a plate that was awarded to him with Rio 2016 bid President Carlos Arthur Nuzman, left, and Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The discovery is in the BM-S-29 block in shallow waters of the Santos Basin, about 130 kilometers (81 miles) off the coast of Sao Paulo state, Rio de Janeiro-based OGX said today in a regulatory filing ... 8 billion barrels of oil and gas and plans to spend $2 billion during the next three years drilling about 50 wells, Chief Financial Officer also said today in Rio de Janeiro. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Rio de Janeiro captures sporting prize ... took one grand shot at landing the , devoting more than three years to an effort that involved thousands of volunteers and more than $72 million in donations, but in the end Chicago was done in by a combination of Rio de Janeiro's more compelling story line and the quirky politics of Olympic voting ... Time and time again in this intense contest, Rio de Janeiro hammered away at the fact that an organization devoted to international understanding through... (FOX61, CT)
COPENHAGEN -- When Rio de Janeiro was elected host city for the 2016 Olympic Games yesterday, the room where its bid team gathered turned into a boisterous party, with members in uniform navy or moss green blazers hugging, dancing, crying and waving Brazilian flags. The bid leader, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, yelled, "We did it! We did it!". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
The IOC's nod to host the 2016 Olympics will require a crash program to upgrade Rio de Janeiro's sagging infrastructure ... If there was any doubt that Brazil is on a roll economically, politically, and diplomatically that doubt was dispelled Oct. 2 when the International Olympic Committee voted to hold the 2016 Summer in Rio de Janeiro ... Rio de Janeiro, a city of some 6 million people, has budgeted $14. (BusinessWeek)
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, Rio 2016 bid President Carlos Arthur Nuzman, center, and Brazilian soccer great Pele, right, celebrate with their delegation after it was announced that Rio de Janeiro has won the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games at the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 ... IOC President Jacques Rogge pulls holds up the name of Rio de Janeiro after they were awarded the 2016 Olympic... (CBS News)
Organisers last night announced Rio de Janeiro as the winning city ... A 50,000-strong crowd celebrates as Rio de Janeiro wins the nominat 00004000 ion ... Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo have been making their cases to the IOC for more than a year, but many IOC members were believed to be undecided about which city they would vote for. (The Drudge Report)
There was something inspiring about the sight of tens of thousands of people partying on Copacabana Beach, after the committee announced that Rio de Janeiro was the big winner. Remarkably, South America has never hosted an Olympic Games. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Now, he must defeat Rio de Janeiros violent crime, which residents call the biggest cloud over their citys postcard-perfect bid ... To contact the reporters on this story: in Rio de Janeiro at ; in Rio de Janeiro. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
The IOC session will select the host city among Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Madrid later Friday. "I urge you to choose Chicago, and I urge you to choose America," Obama appealed. (Xinhuanet, China)
The 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first timeTags ... The 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first timeTags ... Michael Wilbon, Jim Litke talk about Chicago losing Olympic bid to Rio de JaneiroTags. (ABC News)
Rio de Janeiro to Host Olympics 2016, Chicago Loses Despite Obama Pitch - ABC News ... Rio de Janeiro to Host Olympics 2016, Chicago Loses Despite Obama Pitch. (ABC News)
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
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