The Olympic Bid is Brazil's Chance to Prove Themselves.
The Olympic Bid is Brazil's Chance to Prove Themselves.
To Brazil, this Olympic Bid for the 2012 election is more than just carrying around a flaming torch. To them, this is their chance to stand up and take on an integral role as a Global world power.
Brazilian Leaders hope that winning the Olympics would be a transformational moment for Brazil, an affirmation of its rising global importance. (85 percent of whom supported the Olympic bid in a recent poll by the International Olympic Committee)
“It would be overwhelming for our city, for our citizens and for Brazil as a whole,” said Carlos Osorio, the secretary general of Rio’s Olympic bid committee.
Along with that some IOC members have been reported to be elated with the honor of being the first South American country to hold the Olympic Games.
This was Brazil's third bid- Rio twice and Brasília once - and Friday’s vote came after several years of economic growth and the nation’s emergence as the continent’s business and diplomatic leader.
URL Citations:
Barrionuevo, Alexei. "For Brazil, Olympic Bid Is About Global Role." NY Times. New York Times. Web. 13 Oct. 2009. .
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