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Montevideo, April 19th 2024 - 00:40 UTC

Tag: Olympic flame - Rio Games 2016

  • Monday, August 22nd 2016 - 11:13 UTC

    Despite all odds, Rio “the marvelous city” earned its Olympian record

    The closing ceremony was an explosion of color, music, dance with the Samba Schools and queens.

    Rio do Janeiro is the marvelous city, the heart of Brazil, are the lyrics of the song which identifies the sublime and the misery of Latin America's biggest country with the largest economy. This Sunday ended the almost three weeks 31st Summer Olympics hosted for the first time by a non developed country, and contrary to fears and uncertainties ended as a complete success, winning the hearts of all those who shared the Rio Games.

  • Monday, August 8th 2016 - 08:08 UTC

    World's most famous plastic surgeon has died: Master Pintanghu, the Universe of Beauty

    Pitanguy died of a heart attack at home in Rio de Janeiro. On Friday, he had held the torch in the Rio neighborhood of Gavea, on the final leg of the Olympic relay.

    Celebrated Brazilian plastic surgeon Ivo Pitanguy has died at the age of 90, a day after passing the Olympic torch for the Rio Games. He died of a heart attack at home in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, a spokeswoman said. On Friday, he had held the torch in the Rio neighborhood of Gavea, on the final leg of the Olympic relay.

  • Thursday, August 6th 2015 - 03:47 UTC

    Rio 2016: The greatest sport festivity in the heart of Brazil

    On 5 August 2016, we will light with the Olympic flame, our passion for sport, and host the flag bearing the five interlocking rings

    By Dilma Rousseff (*) - We are still one year away from it, but Brazil's heart is already beating faster.The generous Brazilian heart leaps up when confronted with two of its passions -- welcoming people from all over the world and competing with enthusiasm and fair play in a superb sport performance.