Now it’s true: Rio de Janeiro will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016! Agora é verdade: o Rio de Janeiro vai ser a Sede dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolimpicos de 2016!!! CIDADE MARAVILHOSA Cidade maravilhosa Cheia de encantos mil Cidade maravilhosa Coração do meu Brasil! Berço do samba e das lindas canções Que vivem na alma da gente És o altar dos nossos corações Que cantam alegremente! Cidade maravilhosa Cheia de encantos mil Cidade maravilhosa Coração do meu Brasil! Jardim florido de amor e saudade Terra que a todos seduz Que Deus te cubra de felicidade Ninho de sonho e de luz. Cidade maravilhosa Cheia de encantos mil Cidade maravilhosa Coração do meu Brasil!
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 …
Awesome Video made for the Olympic Games that will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016. Original sound Track runs in the Background and the Classic “Marchinha de Carnaval” Cidade Maravilhosa was Synchronized over it with some Tribal House Music Beats. DJ Fred Miami 2009
Rio 2016 Helicopter View (HD) Rio 2016 Vista de Helicóptero Rio 2016 Vue d’Hélicoptère ??2016???????? The 2016 Summer Olympics are to be held in Rio De Janeiro,Brazil. Music provided by Valdo Silva – Desafio Ad Tempo Brought to you by North Las Vegas Entertainment
“Birthplace of Samba and beautiful songs That live within our soul You are the altar of our hearts Which happily sing Beatiful City Filled with thousands of enchantments Beautiful City Heart of my Brazil Beautiful City Filled with thousands of enchantments Beautiful City Heart of my Brazil Flower-filled garden full of love and sadness Land that seduces all May God cover you with happines Nest of dreams and light.” … Beautiful song in honor of the city Rio de Janeiro. Visit: www.rio2016.org.br