[ Ссылка ]. Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 summer Olympics, the first time the games have been held in South America.
There were wild celebrations in Brazil after the IOC announcement in Copenhagen. The city beat off challenges from Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo.
This evening, President Obama congratulated Rio - and praised Chicago's bid..
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