Rio Gets the Gold for 2016 Olympics – AOL
COPENHAGEN (Oct. 2) – Let the Olympic carnival begin. And the crying, too. The International Olympic Committee’s announcement Friday that Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Games reduced Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to tears again and
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Rio officials hit back at Tokyo governor’s comments about IOC – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
COPENHAGEN (AP) — Officials from the Rio de Janeiro bid for the 2016 Olympics on Tuesday criticized Tokyo’s governor for making “inappropriate” comments about why his city lost out to Brazil in the IOC vote. Rio organizers said Shintaro Ishihara
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