Organizing the Olympic and Paralympic Games is a major challenge for any country. It demands knowledge, commitment and effort across many areas. To fulfill the dream of all Brazilians, Rio has a team of professionals from diverse areas, with expertise in the organization of major sports events. Key members of the Rio 2016 team also worked on the highly-successful Rio 2007 Pan American and Parapan American Games.
President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee and the Organizing Committee of the Rio 2007 Games, Carlos Arthur Nuzman led the organization of the Rio 2007 Pan American Games the best ever Pan American Games, according to Mário Vázquez Raña, the president of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). This verdict was echoed by the leaders of many national Olympic committees that took part in the competition.
In 2007, Rio de Janeiro staged the Pan American Games and the Parapan American Games in succession, using the same facilities for both events. This model was praised by the leaders of the Americas Paralympics Committee (APC), and will be repeated for the Guadalajara 2011 Pan American Games.
Consequently, Rio de Janeiro is one of the few cities of the world to have the experience of organizing two major multi-sports events one right after the other, which reinforces the citys bid for the 2016 Olympic Games.
The team preparing Rios 2016 bid is made up of former Olympic and Pan American athletes. The team fully understands the needs of athletes and their families.
The team also counts on international advisors and is supported by renowned consultants who have played major roles in organizing previous Olympic Games.
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Council of Honor
President of the Republic
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Sérgio Cabral
Mayor of the City of Rio de Janeiro
Cesar Maia
Members of the International Olympic Committee
João Havelange
Carlos Arthur Nuzman
President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee
Carlos Arthur Nuzman
President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee
Vital Severino Neto
Executive Council
Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Sérgio Cabral
Mayor of the City of Rio de Janeiro
Cesar Maia
Minister of Sports
Orlando Silva
President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee
Carlos Arthur Nuzman
President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee
Vital Severino Neto
General Secretary of Rio 2016
Carlos Roberto Osório
Representatives of the Olympic and Paralympic Athlete Commissions
Representatives of the Corporate Council
Olavo Egídio Monteiro de Carvalho
Government Coordination Commission
Special Sub-secretary of Olympic and Paralympic Games 2016
Ruy Cezar
Executive Secretary of the Federal Actions Management Committee - SEPAN
Ricardo Leyzer
State Secretary of Tourism, Sports and Leisure
Márcia Lins
Corporate Council
Council President
Olavo Egídio Monteiro de Carvalho
Comission Rio 2016
Rio 2016 Commission President
Carlos Arthur Nuzman
General Secretary of Rio 2016 Commission
Carlos Roberto Osório
Sports Director
Agberto Guimarães
Marketing Director
Leonardo Gryner
Project Director
EKS
Financial/Administrative Director
Sérgio Lobo
Technical Director
Mario Cilenti
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