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Oct. 2 2009 - 12:55 pm | 5 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments

Blame it on Rio de Janeiro; Brazilian city to host 2016 Olympics

By MICHAEL ROSTON

Time to get your Carnevale on – Lula trumps Obama as he brings the Summer Olympics to South America for the first time:

The 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first time.

Rio beat surprise finalist Madrid in the last round of voting.

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Rio had played heavily on the fact that South America has never previously hosted the games, while Europe, Asia and North America have done so repeatedly. Now, only Africa and Antarctica remain as continents that have not been awarded an Olympics.

via News from The Associated Press.

Congratulations to my Brazilian friends; I’ll work on learning how to roll my A’s.

 
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