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Rio de Janerio to host 2016 Olympics

Rio de Janeiro: Nearly 50,000 people erupted in celebration when Rio de Janeiro was announced host of the 2016 Olympics, jumping and cheering in a Carnival-like party on Copacabana beach. A huge roar ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Rio de Janeiro Releases 2016 Olympics Theme Song (Video)

The clip debuted Monday afternoon after Mayor Eduardo Paes brought the Olympic flag into Rio de Janeiro. By Paula Zulian Rio Olympics 2016 Logo - P 2012 With the London ceremonies now in the the ...
Business Insider

Here's what the Rio Olympic venues look like

Brazil has been getting ready for the summer 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for years. The run-up to the Olympics this year is more fraught than usual. As of the beginning of March, several buildings ...
Inside The Games

2016 - Rio de Janeiro

On September 7, 2016 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, more than 2,500 people came together to execute Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s vision for an Opening Ceremony to remember. The theme of the ...

Rio Olympics 2016 - Archery

Archery - Get the latest news & updates on Archery at Olympics 2016 including live score, schedule, rankings, medals, winners ...
International Business Times

Brazil Carnival 2016: Videos And Photos From Rio De Janeiro, Recife And Salvador

Grande Rio samba school's drum queen, Paloma Bernardi, performs during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 8, 2016. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares There was little that could stop ...
Infobae

Rio De Janerio

(ATR) Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes says with the city now hosting the 2016 Olympics, his focus is making the right decisions in these early days of the Games. He talks with Around the Rings ...
Infobae

Rio de Janeiro Wins 2016 Olympics-Updated With Voting Results

Rio de Janeiro is the choice of the IOC to host the 2016 Olympics. Rio de Janeiro won on the third round of voting at the IOC Session in Copenhagen, after Chicago was eliminated in the first round, ...
CNN

Rio police tell tourists they won’t be able to protect them

The Olympic Games are 31 days away – and Rio de Janeiro is in crisis. Violence is on the rise, and police officers are at loggerheads with the Rio state government after claiming they’ve not been paid ...
CNN

‘Super bacteria’ discovered in Rio’s waters as Olympics near

A group of Brazilian scientists has detected a drug-resistant bacteria growing off some of Rio de Janeiro’s most stunning beaches, in research being published a month before the city hosts the 2016 ...
USA Today

Rio de Janeiro water quality concerns continue to rise as Olympics approach

RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, with its glistening waters, is one of this tropical city's most picturesque spots. Just don't look too closely at those waters. As Rio de Janeiro ...