The Rio 2016 Bid Committee today welcomed the announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that the broadcast rights for the 2014 and 2016 Games have been awarded to a consortium of three prominent media organizations in Brazil led by TV Globo. This unprecedented deal will generate a...
Rio de Janeiro today presented its proposal to be the main center for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in 12 Brazilian cities. Already confirmed as one of the football match host cities, Rio reinforced its interest in being the official base for FIFA and the Media Center, and to host t...
The staging of FIFA World Cup two years before 2016 Olympic Games will bring significant benefits to Rio’s project. Such benefits will result not just from security, airport, technology, transportation and volunteer workforce investments, among others. Significant benefits will also come from the...