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08/01/2010 The Spanish newspaper El Mundo has made an imaginary merger between Rio and São Paulo to create the “City of the Year”, symbolizing the development of Brazil. The election of Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games was highlighted by the newspaper that described Rio as “the place wh...

09/03/2009 This Sunday, 1 March, the Marvelous City celebrates its 444th anniversary. To mark this date, the state and city governments of Rio have organized various shows on Botafogo Beach, which looks out to one of the city’s most beautiful icons, the Sugar Loaf. The location is close to Flamengo Beach an...

05/02/2009 The Rio 2016 Bid Committee presented details of the bid’s Candidate File to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at a high-level meeting in Rio. Set for submission to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) next week in Lausanne, the File sets out in detail the city’s vision and detailed proposal t...

02/02/2009 The Governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral, speaking on Friday 30 January as a guest at the 39th World Economic Forum, laid out a major program of urban investments for the city, as part of plans to host the 2016 Olympic Games and ensure a lasting legacy. Cabral explained that these inv...

04/06/2008 Rio de Janeiro is in the official list of  applicant cities selected to continue competing to host  2016 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced on Wednesday, in Athens, that Rio is now one of the candidate cities competing to host the largest sp...

11/04/2008 The tank will be another draw to Rio de Janeiro: AquaRio, will be the largest sea tank in Latin America. The undertaking will be finished up to 2010, being supported by private companies in partnership with the City Hall, which will concede an area, where the old Cibrazem cold storage plant used ...

20/12/2007 Mayor Cesar Maia, in a secretaries' meeting held this Thursday, Dec. 20, at the Gávea Planetarium, in Rio, confirmed that Rio will provide full support to the Rio bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. "From now on, the entire city will be engaged in bringing the Games to Rio de Janeiro. The Cit...

29/11/2007 In addition to the legacy left to Rio de Janeiro's security - resulting from the acquisition of vehicles, communication systems and other equipment -, the Pan American Games have also yielded dividends to the state's health. Rio's State Office of Health has taken delivery of 60 ambulances purchas...

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