Volunteer Deadline Extended for Rio’s Olympic Ceremonies
The deadline to volunteer for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Maracaña stadium for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic...
September 11, 2015Section
2016 Olympics
2016 Olympic Game News for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Ceremony in Rio Kicks Off Countdown to 2016 Paralympics
Several Brazilian and international Paralympic athletes competed in events held at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.
September 8, 2015
Brazil’s Olympic Committee to Conduct Viral Test in Waters
Concerned about reports of athletes becoming ill after participating in water sports test events in Brazil for the 2016 Rio...
September 3, 2015
Beach Volleyball Test Event to Take Rio’s Copacabana Beach
The world's best players in one of Brazil's most popular sports, beach volleyball, are coming to Copacabana Beach starting on...
August 31, 2015Rio Opens First Facility in Deodoro for 2016 Games
The first facility of the Deodoro Sports Complex in Radical Park, one of the primary locations for the 2016 Olympic...
August 31, 2015
Rio Task Forces Collects 28 Tons of Rubbish in Guanabara Bay
Accompanying the sailing test event from last week (August 15th-22nd), a task force with eco-boats collected 28 tons of floating...
August 27, 2015
Tickets for Rio’s Paralympics to Go On Sale on September 7th
Tickets for the 2016 Paralympic Games, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro two weeks after the Olympic Games...
August 25, 2015
Marathon Swimming and Sailing Olympic Test Events Come to End
Under blazing winter sunshine and in temperatures of up to 34 degrees athletes took to the waters off Rio this...
August 24, 2015
Windsurfer Taken Ill After Olympic Test Event
Wonwoo Cho, a 20 year-old South Korean windsurfer, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday, August 18th, suffering from dehydration, vomiting...
August 20, 2015