2016 OLYMPICS

It was a battle between four remarkable cities in the world: Chicago (USA), Madrid (Spain), Tokyo (Japan), which was eventually won by Rio de Janiero (Brazil).

Below was the table of pros and cons on the four cities' bid to host the 2016 Olympics...


The winning speech of Brazilian Pres. Luiz Incio Lula da Silva who said it was time the Olympics goes to a new continent with the promise of opening new sporting frontiers, was what made IOC decide to hand it to Rio;

"This bid is not only ours. It is also South America's bid, the bid of a continent with almost 400 million men and women and around 180 million youngsters. A continent that, as we saw, never hosted the Games. It is time to address this imbalance. For the Olympic movement, this decision will open a new and promising frontier."

source: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2059623#ixzz0SnkUgOIk

**now it is only a matter of time that havaianas will come up with designs for the Rio/Brazil Olympiad!