Saturday, October 3, 2009

Rio de Janeiro Gets 2016 Olympics

Rio de Janeiro won the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Chicago was a candidate as well and many of its citizens were disappointed in losing the bid. The 2016 Olympics will be the first time that it has been held in South America. President Obama was disappointed but called to congratulate Brazil’s President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The next Olympics will be the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

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