I just finished talking to a friend who lives in Brasilia (capital of Brazil) and we are already planning to attend it. Ok I know its still seven years from now, but its nice to know there is something coming for you in the future. I'm so happy to find out Rio de Janeiro is hosting the 2016 Olympics! Yahooo! and you know what this means right? Copacabana Beach? Hell yes... ------------------------ Article from CNN.com Brazilians celebrate Olympics bid in Rio de Janeiro RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- Thousands of people celebrated Friday on crowded Copacabana beach as the announcement that Brazil had been chosen as the 2016 Olympics host played live over huge screens erected above the sand. Thousands packed Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro after the city learned it will host the Olympics. "It was a fantastic victory. We beat the big cities. Passion talked louder," said one man as he danced to live samba music in front of the stage. Rio de Janeiro beat out Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid to become the first South American city to host the Games, something President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva made clear during his pitch to the International Olympic Committee. "It is a time to address this imbalance," he told committee members making the selection in Copenhagen, Denmark. "It is time to light the Olympic cauldron in a tropical country." Happiness was a big part of Rio's pitch after it was voted the happiest city in the world by Forbes magazine. On Friday, thousands of people piled onto the beach wearing green and yellow, many with the Brazilian flag painted on their faces. "I thought that more than to the people, we owe this victory to our President Lula," said a woman wearing little more than a bikini. FOR COMPLETE STORY: CLICK HERE
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
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