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Rio de Janeiro Beats Out Chicago For 2016 Olympics

POSTED 2 YEARS AGO

Sorry, Michelle, Barack and Oprah! Despite their heavy campaigning this week in Copenhagen, the International Olympics Committee has made a decision and named Rio de Janeiro as home to the 2016 Olympics.

Brazil is much more exotic anyway. The country's Sports Minister Orlando Silva welcomed the official news, saying that Rio could guarantee the best venues, the best transportation, and the best athletes' security. "Our country has changed," he insisted.

Let's hope he's right!

Any Chicago residents reading? How do you feel about losing the bid? Hey, there's always 2020!

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	MIKE says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	man thats sucks!



	(D)(A)(V)(ii)D says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	Im Glad South aMERICA DESERVE ONE



	I.Rock.U.Dont.The.End. says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	woo go Brazil



	Rachel-is-love says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	Booh! I was rooting for Madrid



	StRoNzA says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	its all good



	d00d says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	I'm glad Rio got it! Hasn't been an Olympics in South America yet



	jackie says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	congrats brazil!



	Lili Couture says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	I'm a Chicagoan and there were pros and cons to it. I guess everything happens for a reason, but they truly do not know what they're missing out on



	Remi Logan says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	Congrats to Rio (not that I ever really cared about the Olympics in the first place...) but I do feel like its a shame that Chi-town missed out. I think it would've been a nice little $ boost for our economy.



	Luan Cortes says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	I'm brazilian and I'm happy despite I know that's a little more complex than it seems.



	Luan Cortes says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	Let's be sincere. Most of Chigago people didn't want it. I really thought decision would be between Brasil (that's how we write here) and Chicago.



	A.M Designz says:	POSTED 2 YEARS AGO
	Chicago Should Have Won Brazil Only Got It Because They've Never Had One So People Felt Pity. Brazil Wont Pull It Off The Have The World Cup And Olympics In A Period Of Two Years. Chicago Or Madrid Would Have Been The Best Choice.