Oct 2, 2009 1:04 PM

Here's what losing looks like....photo from an avid gofg reader at the Plaza de Oriente, Madrid.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. It is the first time South America will host an Olympic event. The city has budgeted $14.4 billion to the effort, the largest amount of any of the four finalist, including our President's hometown, Chicago. [via]

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Filed under: 2016 Olympic Games, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

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chicagomadridriotokyo

October 3, 2009

3:36am

congrats rio..they had a very fair race..

Constant Gina

October 3, 2009

9:28pm

This is an obvious decision...who would choose Chicago over Rio De Janero?? wtf

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