Rio de Janeiro Gets 2016 Olympic Summer Games

It Will Be South America’s First Olympic Berth
After a heated battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has selected Rio de Janeiro as the home for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Brazil’s former capital city and hot tourist spot beat out Madrid in [...]

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Rio de Janeiro is a beautiful city, so long as you don't wander into the wrong part of town. But I suppose the same thing can be said for Chicago (minus perhaps the beautiful part) (Photo: 02varvara.wordpress.com)
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 by
Steven Tarlow