This is a theme that I compose to be used (if somebody wants to use) at the Braziliam Olympic games in 2016 (if the world doesn’t end in 2012…). To early? Well, I like to think that I’m ahead of my time, hehehe!!
This is the victorious and historical Lula’s speech by Rio de Janeiro’s candidature (in Brazilian Portuguese) and the bid video for Olympic Games in 2016 (in English), beating Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago. Copenhagen, Denmark, 10/2/2009
Projeto brasileiro para os Jogos Olímpicos Rio 2016. Parte das fotos deste vídeo são dos bem-sucedidos Jogos Panamericanos Rio 2007, que mostram instalações já concluídas. Ao todo, para os Jogos Rio 2016, serão 33 locais de competição, distribuídos por toda a cidade (Barra, Deodoro, Copacabana e Maracanã). Mais informações no site do evento: www.rio2016.org.br
BRAZIL: cidade maravilhosa ==== From the top, left to right: Christ the Redeemer, Rio–Niterói bridge, Downtown from the Guanabara Bay, Maracanã Stadium, Sugarloaf cable car, the pavement of Copacabana Beach, and panorama of the city taken from Corcovado. Nickname(s): Cidade Maravilhosa (“The Marvelous City”) or simply Rio Location in the State of Rio de Janeiro São Sebastião do Rio de JaneiroLocation in Brazil Coordinates: 22°54?30?S 43°11?47?W? / ?22.90833°S 43.19639°W? / -22.90833; -43.19639Coordinates: 22°54?30?S 43°11?47?W? / ?22.90833°S 43.19639°W? / -22.90833; -43.19639 Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Founded 1 March 1565 Government – Type Mayor-council – Body Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro – Mayor Eduardo Paes (PMDB) Area – Municipality 1260 km2 (486.5 sq mi) – Metro 4557.3 km2 (1759.6 sq mi) Elevation from 0 to 1021 m (from 0 to 3349 ft) Population (2010) – Municipality 6323037 – Rank 2nd – Density 4781/km2 (12382.7/sq mi) – Metro 14387000 Demonym carioca Time zone BST (UTC-3) – Summer (DST) BDT (UTC-2) Postal Code 20000-000 Area code(s) +55 21 Website City of Rio de Janeiro São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (English pronunciation: /ri?o? de? ???n??ro?/ or /?ri?o? de? d???n??ro?/; local Portuguese pronunciation: [?xiu d?i ?a?nej?u],[1] River of January), commonly referred to simply as Rio,[2] is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration …
A collection (by Xu Chi) of highlights in the Openning Ceremony of 29th Beijing Summer Olympic Games, August 8th, 2008. The background music is You and Me, theme song of the games, performed by Britain’s Sarah Brightman and China’s Liu Huan. Copyrights reserved by ??. Photos originates from AP, Xinhua, etc.
TV Guide Network takes you halfway around the world to Beijing, China as the United States shoots for Olympic glory. Get to know some of the athletes hoping to bring home the gold. American athletes in basketball, soccer, tae kwon do, boxing and swimming are profiled.
Olympics announcement for the Olympics of 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016 and choose the Host City for the Games, elected by the IOC members. songs: 1- Celine Dion – The power of the dream 2- Sayuris theme – Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack 3- Nikki Webster – Under the Southern Skies 4- Tina Arena – The Flame 5- 2004 Emblem presentation Vangelis 6- Clepsydra 7- ? 8- Forever friends 2008 Beijing soundtrack 9- Charlotte church? – just wave hello 10-Tchaikovsky – The nutcracker ballet – Pas de deux 11-Cidade Maravilhosa traditional Brazilian song 96th IOC session Tokyo, Japan 1990, Atlanta selected to host 1996 Summer Olympics 97th IOC session Birmingham, UK 1991 Nagano selected to host 1998 Winter Olympics 101st IOC session Monte Carlo, Monaco 1993 Sydney selected to host 2000 Summer Olympics 106th 1OC session Lausanne, Switzerland 1997 Athens selected to host 2004 Summer Olympics 112th 1OC session Moscow, Russia 2001 Beijing selected to host 2008 Summer Olympics 117th 1OC session Singapore 2005 London selected to host 2012 Summer Olympics 119th 1OC session Guatemala City, Guatemala Sochi selected to host 2014 Winter Olympics 106st 1OC session Copenhagen, Denmark Rio de Janeiro selected to host 2016 Summer Olympics