Rio de Janeiro won a resounding vote to stage the first Olympics in South America in 2016. The decision by the IOC in Copenhagen sparked joyful samba dancing on Rio’s Copacabana beach and shocked disbelief on the streets of Chicago, which had been considered the frontrunner. Rio’s victory was heralded as signaling Brazil’s arrival as a major economy by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who hugged soccer great Pele and broke down in tears of joy as he celebrated a momentous victory in which he played a key role.
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