Rio 2016 will receive the Olympic Flag and invite the world to visit the 2016 Games in Rio in an eight-minute presentation Sunday evening at
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It's On To Rio 2016
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 02:25 PM
YAY!!!
Excellent article, mod!
Excellent article, mod!
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 02:31 PM
Yep, looking forward to Rio's handover. Fully expect it to top our effort from Beijing.
But is that really the Games' slogan? Very strange choice given the historical resonances of that phrase.
But is that really the Games' slogan? Very strange choice given the historical resonances of that phrase.
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 02:39 PM
Our handover was just awful. I wish Rio all the very best. One bit of advice, be ready for lots of - often unfair - criticism.
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 02:40 PM
Yea sounds a bit weird the motto.
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 02:48 PM
Yep, looking forward to Rio's handover. Fully expect it to top our effort from Beijing.
But is that really the Games' slogan? Very strange choice given the resonances of that phrase.
I don't think so... It is just a catchphrase to promote the city's redevelopment.
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 02:59 PM
Any good hotels for foreigners in Rio? Might start saving up for a visit. I still remember 3 words in Spanish...
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 03:19 PM
There will be plenty of nice hotels, since most of Rio hotels are just closed by now for refurbshment, expansions...
More, new hotels have been built.
I posted some pics in "Work in Progress" thread.
The motto is not the slogan.
In Brazil, nobody speaks Spanish... About 99% of our population speaks Portuguese and 90% Portuguese ONLY and no English
More, new hotels have been built.
I posted some pics in "Work in Progress" thread.
The motto is not the slogan.
In Brazil, nobody speaks Spanish... About 99% of our population speaks Portuguese and 90% Portuguese ONLY and no English
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 03:23 PM
"A City Leaps Forward" doesn't seem to me like a great PR approach -- no matter how it factors in to their organizational strategy. Makes it sound like they're backward now and have a lot of catching up to do...
"...unforgettable, dream Games..."
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 03:42 PM
Or is that the theme of the handover? Always seems to me that a Games slogan isn't introduced until the final year before hosting.
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