For an industrializing nation like Brazil, an up-and-comer on the international scene closer and closer to world-power status, the olympics might help to clean up the violent image of Rio and announce its presence (similar to Beijing). still can't believe a city like buenos aires has never hosted the games.
mvkapfer says: October 2, 2009, 8:17 PM EThopefully this means we get the 2018 or 2022 World Cup
king_pair says: October 2, 2009, 8:12 PM ETChicago were just like Paris last time. Complacent. Seemed to think that wheeling out Barack would guarantee victory (look at the front page of this site, for example!); forgot that Brazil and Spain had great speakers too. Oprah? Please. Absolutely nobody outside of the US cares about Oprah. Bid video was weird ("Home of the blues"!? How is that the message you want to project?) and ultimately there are too many good hosts out there to need to go back to the US for a ninth time.
thefinalfrontier says: October 2, 2009, 8:9 PM ETSorry for Chicago missing out, but it's probably for the best. I have felt all along that Rio should and will get it. I can't even recall when South America has hosted the Games. It's about time for them to have their chance.
Rev_Dr_Love says: October 2, 2009, 8:3 PM ETthat's a slap in the face....
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