RIO WINS 2016 OLYMPICS!
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It is now official Rio de Janeiro will host the summer 2016 Olympics! I am really happy because it is one of my favorite cities in the world and I really really wanted Brazil to win :-) It also makes Brazil the first country in South America to be awarded with the Olympics.
Rio won over Madrid the last city standing. The result of the final ballot was Rio: 66, Madrid: 32. "I honestly believe it is Brazil's time," Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told the IOC voters. "For the others it will be just one more Games. For us it will be an unparalleled opportunity."
Chicago was considered a frontrunner along with Rio coming into the vote. But, despite President Obama's participation in Friday's final presentation and Michelle Obama lobbying IOC members here the last three days for her hometown, the Second City suffered a stunning first-round exit. Which is no surprises because let's be honest, besides America nobody else in the world really cared for Chicago!
You may remember a couple of weeks ago the video presentation that we have posted for Rio de Janeiro [What Are You Doing in 2016!?]
So while we are in Rio de Janeiro let me give you MARIO DE JANEIRO TESTINO a photo book inspired by the girls and boys of Copacabana [source]
Mario Testino is one of the world's most successful fashion and portrait photographers, whose images are noted for their freshness and intimacy. Peruvian by birth, Testino has been fascinated by Rio de Janeiro since his earliest summer vacations. "When I was 14, on holiday, and going from my house to the beach and seeing everyone walk everywhere in their tiny bathing suits—the girls and boys were so sexy and carefree and wild—I just could not believe it." This easy sensuality, sexual freedom and lust for life left a deep impression; Testino has been going back ever since, for work and fun, passion and inspiration.
Featuring candid shots of exquisite cariocas baring nubile flesh, including supermodel Gisele Bündchen, MaRIO DE JANEIRO Testino captures the essence of this incomparably seductive city and its sultry citizens. From its breathtaking sunset panoramas, to the throbbing chaos of its world-famous carnival, this is Testino's love poem to the Brazilian metropolis that captured his teenage heart, and never let go.
