The greatest football player of all time will be presented on Thursday, at Casa Brasil, in Beijing
Photo: Marco Antonio Rezende / BOC
Pelé will be presented, on Thursday, as the new Rio 2016 Ambassador. The best football player ever will strengthen Rios Bid for 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Brazilian media press conference will be held at 1:30 pm., at Casa Brasil, in Beijings Jianguo Garden Hotel.
The event will be attended by Carlos Arthur Nuzman, the president of Rio 2016 Bid Committee and of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) and by another Rio 2016 Ambassador, two-time Olympic medalist former basketball player Janeth.