Olympics 2016 Rio De Janeiro Brazil is the winner

Rio de Janeiro has won the contest to host the 2016 Olympics and take the games to South America for the first time after the shock elimination of Chicago in the first round of voting today.

There were celebrations on the streets of the city this evening after the announcement by the IOC president Jacques Rogge.

Chicago's early exit was seen as a snub for Barack Obama, who flew to Copenhagen to represent his former home town. Obama, the first serving US president to appear before the IOC, told delegates he hoped that the games would show "America at its best is open to the world". Michelle Obama arrived two days earlier, alongside other dignitaries including the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and King Juan Carlos of Spain.

Today's 45 minute presentations were the end of a three-year journey for the bidding cities. Tokyo was knocked out in the second round of voting before the IOC voted again to decide between Rio and Madrid.
Madrid's surprising success in reaching the final round came after the former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch made an unusual appeal for the Spanish capital, reminding the IOC members as he asked for their vote that at age 89 "I am very near the end of my time."

The Brazilian president told delegates that Rio's bid was made on behalf of the whole of South America. "I honestly think it is Brazil's turn," he said. "It is South America's bid. This is a continent that has never held the games. It is time to address this imbalance. It is time to light the Olympic cauldron in a tropical country."

The city's bid chief said awarding the honour to Brazil was an opportunity to make Olympic history.

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[rb7magnetico]

Everybody loves Brazil why would so many people accross the world look for refuge in brazilian embassys? Rio is only the begining of Brazil...Parabens Cariocas. Lula pimped the IOC

[torledo]

rio got all the jobs.... well done :D

[NARDES1000]

I WOULD NOW ! R$ 30 MILLION REAL COSTS OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAW IN PUBLIC COFFERS . JOINT VENTURE ( GEO - EVE ; REDE GLOBO ; RBS - TV DE PORTO ALEGRE ) .

[Tmetrvlr]

After the 2012, 13, 14, 15, 16 disasters??.

[FutureolympianXC]

Im going to Rio in 2016! :D

Watch for me. I'll be running the 1600 and the 800. I know I will

[Tmetrvlr]

I wouldn't say what happened in 2010 & this year was brilliant for Brazil.

[vascondi]

@YanksR5 te falta MISS UNIVERSE 2011........jajaja Saludos a Todo Brasil

[wanessaksb]

Es una victoria no sólo en Brasil sino en toda América del Sur ...a los latinos arriba.

Arriba RIO!!

Eu te amo Brasil!!!

[heldo1978]

@aninhahp88 muito obrigado my friend

[aninhahp88]

@heldo1978 This song was the theme of Salgueiro, in the carnival of 1993. It's called "Samba Enredo 1993".

[heldo1978]

I love brazil happiest people in the world. Please let me know th name of this song. obrigado