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  4. ESPN logo
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  1. Officers stand guard at Santo Amaro shantytown in southern Rio de Janeiro, on May 18, 2012 during a joint operation between the Civil and Military Police and the National Guard to install a Peacemaker Police Unit here as part of a government program to pacify the famed favelas as Brazil...
  2. A man carries his dog at Santo Amaro shantytown in southern Rio de Janeiro, on May 18, 2012 during a joint operation by the Civil and Military Police and the National Guard to install a Peacemaker Police Unit here, as part of a government program to pacify the famed favelas as Brazil prepares...
  3. Corinthians's coach Adenor Bachi gives instructions to his players during their quater final Libertadores first leg football match against Brazilian Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro on May 16, 2012.
  4. Vasco's Eder de Oliveira vies with Corinthians Fabio Santos during their first leg Libertadores quaterfinals match in Rio de Janeiro on May 16, 2012.
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Rio de Janeiro ("River of January", English pronunciation: /ˈriːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɛəroʊ/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈxiu dʒi ʒaˈneiɾu]) is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two... Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. I wanted this really bad ... But this just showed me that with a little more discipline, I will make the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. It's not going to be a question about whether I step onto that team. It's going to be more a question whether I win one gold medal and keep wrestling, or win my gold ...
    SOURCE: Denver Post 4 weeks ago
  2. I really enjoy it now and would love to make it as far as Glasgow or Rio De Janeiro [2016 Olympics].
    SOURCE: The Mercury - Voice of Tasmania 1 month ago
  3. Leopard is made of under-21 players who’ve been preparing to take medals in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
    SOURCE: The Jakarta Globe 1 month ago
  4. O’Brien will now focus his extensive experience into a similar role for Rugby Sevens, underlining the IRB’s commitment to Sevens ahead of Rugby making its return to the Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He remains central to the match official process and is supportive of the restructure
    SOURCE: SuperSport 1 month ago
  5. I think moving the case to Rio de Janeiro would be a mistake ... Chevron and Transocean want you to believe this happened on some foreign ship or platform in international waters. But the crime happened under the seabed, in physical Brazilian territory.
    SOURCE: Reuters 1 month ago
  6. Working to make the world economy more green and to create an effective institutional framework for sustainable development will be the two main focal points at this summer's United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro ... This article was written to bring urgency to those dis...
    SOURCE: EurekAlert 2 months ago
  7. We want to take this opportunity to say how honored and humbled we are to have been selected to design the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro ... On behalf of everyone involved with the Hanse Golf Course Design presentation, thank you to the City of Rio de Janeiro, the Rio 2016 Org...
    SOURCE: WETM 18 - NY 2 months ago
  8. With golf being added to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Chile Classic takes on additional significance in contributing to the growth of the game in the region during the run up to the Games
    SOURCE: PGATour.com 2 months ago
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