El International Olympic Committee has chosen the city of Rio de Janeiro en Brazil as headquarters for 2016 Olympics.
After eliminating the cities of Chicago y Tokyo and, leave as finalists the cities of Madrid y Rio de Janeiro; the one hundred members of the International Olympic Committee meeting at the Bella Convention Center in Copenhagen, has elected Rio de Janeiro as the headquarters for the next 2016 Olympics.
The election has been the closest in history, according to comments from the Olympic experts, since both cities had an outstanding and well-argued presentation before the IOC.
Yesterday you could hear Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, very convinced that the time had come for Rio to demonstrate why it is one of the ten main economies in the world. Further, South America it was until now one of the two continents that had never had the opportunity to host a world event.
Today it could be seen in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Lula with Pelé, the world's greatest soccer star.
En Madrid, the Plaza de Oriente was packed with all the locals, Spaniards, and tourists who gathered with enthusiasm to await the final conclusion of COI.
The square was kept at all times full of joy, music, dance, a lot of nervousness and the outstanding Olympic mittens. Obviously, the IOC's decision was accepted but there was a lot of sadness among those who, minutes before the news, made the Plaza vibrate.
The party will continue for hours in Rio de Janeiro and in all the places where there is a Rio de Janeiro heart.
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