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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-02-09 12:10 PM
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Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games
Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics, after the city of Rio de Janeiro was chosen to stage the 2016 Games.

Rio won a majority of the 95 votes at the meeting in Copenhagen, eliminating Madrid in the final round. Tokyo and Chicago had been knocked out earlier.

Earlier, Brazil's president told IOC members "it was time to light the Olympic flame in a tropical country".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/8282518.stm
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-02-09 05:53 PM
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1. I wish I could travel to Rio..................
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tpkxKZS4fc&feature=related
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