It's official: Rio de Janeiro - (CNN live)

[jeffbr]

http://www.cnn.com/

Duh.

[BlooInBloo]

1. Grats to Rio.

[bridgit]

2. Good

[cliffordu]

3. I'm going to set up a condom business for the duration.

[Toucano]

12. Why? n-t

[cliffordu]

14. Lotta 'murkins going to rio for the festivities, all trying to get lucky with

them 'carnivale gals' and I want to sell them condoms before they figure out that them 'gals' want nothing to do with their flabby 'murkin asses.

[AspenRose]

4. I called it

Congratulations, Rio.

And good luck...

[kestrel91316]

5. zVery happy for my niece, who may parlay this happy outcome into

a translation/interpreter job.

[Ex Lurker]

6. if I lived in Chicago. this would be the best news I've heard all week n/t

[inna]

7. why? just curious.

[Ex Lurker]

16. Everything I've read indicates that recent Olympics games have been financial disasters

save for the ones in Atlanta, which were marketed to a fair-thee-well, and the IOC has since instituted rules against that. Add the disruption to daily life for the next several years while venues are being constructed/refurbished. Then there's the traffic during the games--which no doubt will be priced out of the range of the average Chicagoan anyway.

Meh.

[inna]

23. all good points,

personally, i wish PO (President Obama) took at least the same effort to push for the PO (Public Option) as he did for lobbying for the Olympics in Chicago.

[Ex Lurker]

24. absolutely agree n/t

[Toucano]

8. When my baby

When my baby smiles at me I go to Rio!

Woo Hoo!

[SidDithers]

10. I go wild and then I have to do the Samba...

and La Bamba.

Wow, haven't thought of that song in years.

:hi:

Sid

[Toucano]

13. Peter Allen was really something! n-t

[SidDithers]

18. Peter Allen? I thought that was the Muppets...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMs7Ky1PGzA

:hi:

Sid

[watercolors]

9. Happy for So America, Rio is so beautiful

People are so friendly also. We fell in love with Rio on our trip there a few years ago. Maybe we will go back for the Olympics!

[asdjrocky]

11. Good for them!

I think it's great.

[Baclava]

15. I predict - opening ceremony boobage!

Congrats Rio

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

17. aww

chicago :'[

[aikoaiko]

19. I was rooting for Madrid, but congrats to Rio, Brazil.

I can't wait for the opening ceremony!!

[Baclava]

21. That's what I'm talkin' about

Rio - the first time for South America to host the games.

That's pretty special

[varelse]

20. Nice :)

I might actually watch them for a change :P

[Odin2005]

22. Congratulations Rio!

I was so hoping it would be Chicago, but Rio is a great choice, first Olympics in South America!

(was going to say "Latin America", but then remembered that Mexico had the summer games in 1968.)