President Lula's Empassioned Remarks Highlight Rio 2016 Olympic Bid Presentation
Rio de Janeiro presented their 2016 Olympic bid to the IOC third, at 12:05 PM local time in Copenhagen. A…
Rio 2016 Complains To IOC Ethics Commission
Rio 2016 officials have lodged an official complaint with the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Ethics Commission about a remark reportedly…
Brazil's President Pleads For Votes
AFP reports Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pleaded with South American and African International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegates…
Leaders Of Rio 2016 Summer Games Appointed
All three levels of the Brazilian Government, federal state and city, sent a letter to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President…
Rio 2016 Gets Support From Cyclists
About 25,000 cyclists took part in a weekend bicycle ride in celebration of World Car Free Day and to support…
Additional Accommodation Boosts Rio 2016
Rio’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games got a boost Monday with the announcement that the Windsor hotel chain…
Rio 2016 Volunteers Asked To “Visit” Olympic Web Sites
Volunteers for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games have been sent an e-mail from the Rio 2016 head of volunteers…
Obama's Absence Could Diminish Chicago's Chances – Brazil Official
Reuters reports Brazil’s Sports Minister Orlando Silva Jr. said Friday that U.S. President Barack Obama’s absence from the International Olympic…