Olympic Games 2016 Volunteer Selection Process Underway
The Olympic Games are still 577 days away, but the selection process for its approximately 70,000 volunteers is already underway....
January 6, 2015Topic
Paralympics
Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Volunteer Registration Surges
Registration to work as a volunteer in the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics closes on November 15th.
November 4, 2014
IOC Predicts 480,000 Tourists in Rio for 2016 Olympics: Daily
Brazil tourism minister expects World Cup effect will help Rio to surpass the predicted figure for attendees in Rio for...
July 15, 2014
First Tracks Laid for New Metro Line 4 in Rio
Works in progress will bring Barra da Tijuca closer to Zona Sul (South Zone in time for the 2016 Olympic...
June 24, 2014
Rio 2016 Earns Sponsor; Paralympic Inspiration
The 2016 Olympic Games, to be hosted in Rio de Janeiro, earned its first official Tier Two sponsor Ernst &...
September 13, 2011
Embaixadores da Alegria Samba School for Disabled
Embaixadores da Alegria, meaning “Ambassadors of Joy,” is the first samba school in the world solely designed for, and catering...
July 26, 2011
Rio Still in Olympic Countdown
By Juliana Tafur, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_6798" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lula with the Rio 2016 Olympics candidate banner at a meeting...
July 21, 2009