Photo: Wander Roberto
Still elated with Rios win as Olympic host city, the leaders of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Organizing Committee arrived home in the Cidade Maravilhosa this Sunday. Once on Brazilian soil, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, Carlos Roberto Osório and Leonardo Gryner, the Organizing Committees president, general secretary and communications director, shared their delight in the victory with the Brazilian people who did so much to support Rios bid right from the start.
I think this is a great political and sporting victory for Brazil, and a one-off in the history of Brazil. Above all, for the way in which we won the Games. It was the biggest win, in terms of the difference in the number of votes, of any Olympic election to date, commented Nuzman. I would like to thank the Brazilian people for their decisive role in the campaign. The pictures of the party in Copacabana lifted the spirits of everyone in Copenhagen, said the Committees president, expressing his gratitude, and not forgetting to mention the part played by municipal, state and federal government officials is achieving the final victory.
Nuzman reminded everyone of the importance of Rios experience in holding the biggest and best Pan American Games ever. The IOC showed its trust in our ability to carry it off. For them, Rio 2007 was an exceptional achievement in terms of quality and gave us a track record, vital to the Rio 2016 victory, said Nuzman.
The general secretary of the Organizing Committee, Carlos Roberto Osório, highlighted the technical qualities of the Rio 2016 presentation that received more praise than any of efforts of the competitor cities. Our presentation was by far the best and proved that we are very well prepared. The record vote we received is confirmation of this, said Osório. He was only able to see the pictures of the Rio party over the internet, and felt that the Brazilian style celebration was the realization of a dream.
The film shown by Rio 2016 in Copenhagen was one of the major features of Rios victory for Leonardo Gryner. Fernando Meirelles film Unity played a vital role in demonstrating the excellence of the work put in by all those involved in Rios Olympic bid.
To win, you need to be surrounded by star players. And Fernando is a star. His film hit the bulls eye with its brilliance. We succeeded in conveying exactly the right amount of excitement, with first rate editing and soundtrack. It was a perfect cinematic rendering of the slogan (Live your passion), said Gryner.
Carioca athlete Bárbara Leôncio, the star of Meirelles film, also arrived in Rio this Sunday. She first came to public attention through an athletics program in Jacarepaguá and made a name for herself in the School Olympics with a world junior championship title in 2007 in Ostrava in the Czech Republic. She said that after Rios successful bid, she was planning a high-performance showing on home ground. Now Im even more motivated and will train even harder. Ill be at the peak of my athletics career for Rio 2016, and I really want to give my best for Brazil, said Bárbara, who received an early birthday present in Denmark. She will be 18 on October 7.
I think this is a great political and sporting victory for Brazil, and a one-off in the history of Brazil. Above all, for the way in which we won the Games. It was the biggest win, in terms of the difference in the number of votes, of any Olympic election to date, commented Nuzman. I would like to thank the Brazilian people for their decisive role in the campaign. The pictures of the party in Copacabana lifted the spirits of everyone in Copenhagen, said the Committees president, expressing his gratitude, and not forgetting to mention the part played by municipal, state and federal government officials is achieving the final victory.
Nuzman reminded everyone of the importance of Rios experience in holding the biggest and best Pan American Games ever. The IOC showed its trust in our ability to carry it off. For them, Rio 2007 was an exceptional achievement in terms of quality and gave us a track record, vital to the Rio 2016 victory, said Nuzman.
The general secretary of the Organizing Committee, Carlos Roberto Osório, highlighted the technical qualities of the Rio 2016 presentation that received more praise than any of efforts of the competitor cities. Our presentation was by far the best and proved that we are very well prepared. The record vote we received is confirmation of this, said Osório. He was only able to see the pictures of the Rio party over the internet, and felt that the Brazilian style celebration was the realization of a dream.
The film shown by Rio 2016 in Copenhagen was one of the major features of Rios victory for Leonardo Gryner. Fernando Meirelles film Unity played a vital role in demonstrating the excellence of the work put in by all those involved in Rios Olympic bid.
To win, you need to be surrounded by star players. And Fernando is a star. His film hit the bulls eye with its brilliance. We succeeded in conveying exactly the right amount of excitement, with first rate editing and soundtrack. It was a perfect cinematic rendering of the slogan (Live your passion), said Gryner.
Carioca athlete Bárbara Leôncio, the star of Meirelles film, also arrived in Rio this Sunday. She first came to public attention through an athletics program in Jacarepaguá and made a name for herself in the School Olympics with a world junior championship title in 2007 in Ostrava in the Czech Republic. She said that after Rios successful bid, she was planning a high-performance showing on home ground. Now Im even more motivated and will train even harder. Ill be at the peak of my athletics career for Rio 2016, and I really want to give my best for Brazil, said Bárbara, who received an early birthday present in Denmark. She will be 18 on October 7.
