OBSERVER PROGRAMME: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Village is praised; the space will have the look of Rio in 2016
Director Mario Cilenti comments on the specificities of each edition of the Games regarding the athletes’ accommodation
Paralympic Pre-Games Training Camps Guide is presented in London
The process has selected over 170 sports venues in more than 70 cities to host the National Paralympic Committees (CPNs)
Rio 2016™ visits a London hospital and receives “good luck” messages
Staff members and young patients cheer one another and inspire the Organising Committee’s team
The commitment of Rio 2016™ and the Municipal Olympic Company to the Paralympic Movement
The projects created by Rio 2016™ and Municipal Olympic Company (EOM) aim to give the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games equal treatment
More than 25,000 people visit Casa Brasil at Somerset House during the London 2012 Olympic Games
Exhibitions will run throughout the Paralympic Games until 8th September
The Accessibility Specialist makes his life experience an inspiration to take his new job position
Augusto Fernandes was a judoka before an accident made him physically disabled but he has overcome the challenges of his new condition without giving up sport
Paralympic Integration Manager comments on the challenge of delivering Games at a level of excellence
According to Mariana Mello, integrated planning should mitigate the efforts and optimize the budget for the staging of the Paralympic Games
The Olympic Flag arrives in Brazil and marks the start of the XXXI Olympiad
With the closing of the London Games, Rio de Janeiro becomes officially the Olympic city
The Banco Central do Brasil issues official commemorative coins of the Olympic Flag Handover
A special edition of 2,016,000 bimetalic circulating coins were minted
IT'S RIO'S TURN! City receives the Olympic flag from London and invites the world for 2016
In four years Rio de Janeiro will receive the first edition of the Olympic Games in South America
