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Title: Rio gets 2016 Olympics Post by: Dave Gray on October 02, 2009, 01:27:37 pm I am actually pretty bummed that Chicago didn't win. I think it would've been a unique opportunity, because of Obama's attachment to the city, while he was still in office and it would've helped our economy.
Rio is a cool 2nd choice though. It'll be a party, that's for sure. Title: Re: Rio gets 2016 Olympics Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on October 02, 2009, 01:28:16 pm This is history in the making. A South American country has never hosted an Olympic Games until now.
Title: Re: Rio gets 2016 Olympics Post by: Phishfan on October 02, 2009, 01:50:23 pm I don't think that it would matter much to the US economy as a whole. It would however be good for Chicago and Illinois in general.
After rethinking this a bit the airline industry would do well nationally because there would probably be quite a few connecting flights and such. Title: Re: Rio gets 2016 Olympics Post by: JVides on October 02, 2009, 01:54:59 pm I'm psyched. I lived in Brazil for a few years, and my wife and her family are all Brazilian. My kiddo will be 9 then, which will make it a good experience. I'm thinking I have to find a way to be there in 2016...
Title: Re: Rio gets 2016 Olympics Post by: Fau Teixeira on October 02, 2009, 02:20:15 pm i think it's a good choice .. chicago is all kinds of bad news for the olympics .. weather. location .. rio will be in the dead of winter .. which is like a south florida winter
Title: Re: Rio gets 2016 Olympics Post by: JVides on October 02, 2009, 02:22:54 pm ^^^ I think the Summer Games will be held later in the year (like Sept - Oct) so it will be spring there. Wouldn't that make sense?
Title: Re: Rio gets 2016 Olympics Post by: stinkfish on October 02, 2009, 07:25:44 pm Chicago is better off. Let Rio deal with the headaches, the security, the media blitz, and the hefty bill that always follows an Olympics.
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