This is Ty Loomis’ video from the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the Beach Volleyball Gold Medal Match between Ty Loomis (USA) & Hans Stolfus(USA) vs Emanuel Rego (BRA) & Ricardo Santos (BRA). Emanuel & Ricardo were the defending Olympic Gold Medalist & were currently the #1 team in the World for 6 years straight. The Gold Medal Match was in Copacabana, Brazil, in Copacabana Arena. It was their home country, their home stadium, in front of 7500 chanting, dancing, heckling, screaming fans that were all cheering for Brazil in the 2nd largest International Olympic Format Event. This was an awesome tournament in Brazil&, all the fans were amazing & we were stoked to be apart of this. Check it out now! -Ty Loomis Pro Beach Volleyball Player
I do not own any rights to this video, all rights belong to Zuffa. On August 27, 2011 at UFC 134 in Brazil, Forrest Griffin will fight Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in a rematch from UFC 76: Knockout. Music: “Sons of War” – Two Steps From Hell
Fabiano Cid, Managing Director of Ccaps Translation and Localization, introduces Alexandre Techima, Planning and Coordination Director of the Organizing Committee for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, who talks about the city’s candidacy to host the Games In the first session of Think Latin America. This is the first part of a series of seven videos and the slides for this presentation can be downloaded from here: www.slideshare.net
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 …
Rio de Janeiro has won the contest to host the 2016 Olympics and take the games to South America for the first time after the shock elimination of Chicago in the first round of voting today. There were celebrations on the streets of the city this evening after the announcement by the IOC president Jacques Rogge. Chicago’s early exit was seen as a snub for Barack Obama, who flew to Copenhagen to represent his former home town. Obama, the first serving US president to appear before the IOC, told delegates he hoped that the games would show “America at its best is open to the world”. Michelle Obama arrived two days earlier, alongside other dignitaries including the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and King Juan Carlos of Spain. Today’s 45 minute presentations were the end of a three-year journey for the bidding cities. Tokyo was knocked out in the second round of voting before the IOC voted again to decide between Rio and Madrid. Madrid’s surprising success in reaching the final round came after the former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch made an unusual appeal for the Spanish capital, reminding the IOC members as he asked for their vote that at age 89 “I am very near the end of my time.” The Brazilian president told delegates that Rio’s bid was made on behalf of the whole of South America. “I honestly think it is Brazil’s turn,” he said. “It is South America’s bid. This is a continent that has never held the games. It is time to address this imbalance. It …
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.
Amazing Gymnastics 4 Yr. old little girl (Gabby) she is awesome. Can 4-Yr. old try out for the Olympics? A MUST WATCH TO BELEIVE… Watch her Tina Turner Dance !