OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 RIO DE JANEIRO

What projects will remain as a leSpirit, sport and a powerful legacy

We will unite Rio's unique spirit with the power of sport to stage an exceptional event, full of Brazilian passion. Rio 2016 will provide memories of a lifetime for every athlete and all other members of the Games Family. And the Games will leave a powerful legacy by meeting the long-term needs of the city and its residents. Every aspect of the Rio Games concept has been designed to align with the strategy for the future of the city and country.gacy for Rio de Janeiro, irrespective of the bid result?







A good example of a legacy not just for Rio, but also for Brazil and Latin American, is the construction of the Olympic Training Center (COT in Portuguese), a key project that will mark a new era of training, preparation and development of our athletes and will also offer qualification programs to coaches and other sport professionals. The Center will make available top competition venues, a full training, service and support infrastructure that will increase our international competitiveness. The periods of stay will vary according to the sport discipline and targeted objectives. On average, about 1,000 athletes will benefit every day from the high performance training programs.



The following sports will be covered initially: aquatic sports (diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo), archery, athletics (indoor and outdoor), badminton, basketball, boxing, cycling (track), fencing, gymnastics (rhythmic, artistic and trampoline), handball, futsal, judo, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling. Sport medicine and sport science resources will be made available to athletes concomitantly to their training with the purpose of helping them to find out more about their physical aptitudes and improve performance based on analyses and researches, whose results will directly enhance their performance. Targeting an integral training, the Center will also set up an Educational Unit offering several programs that will enable athletes to develop other skills.



Two venues built especially for the Pan American Games 2007 – Maria Lenk Aquatic Park and the Velodrome – will become part of the Olympic Training Center to be built over a 90-hectare area.











                                                                   RIO OLYMPIC PARK

                                                             SPONSOR VILLAGE

NATIONAL OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER

                                                               

                                            OLYMPIC HOCKEY  CENTER

OTC- HALL 1

NATIONAL OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER

                                                           OLYMPIC AQUATICS STADIUM

OLYMPIC TENNIS CENTER

 OCT - HALL  2

RIO OLYMPIC VELODROME

Taking sport to new audiences


Rio will provide an amazing stage for the athletes, stunning locations for sport and a breathtaking spectacle for Games visitors and broadcasters, who - thanks to Rio's favorable time zone - will be able to offer live coverage in peak times worldwide. Rio 2016 will also work with every sport to develop high impact entertainment concepts that harness the incredible energy of Brazilian spectators, whilst preserving the tradition of each sport. We have budgeted to develop creative concepts and innovative technologies with each sport - to connect spectators to the athletes and enhance the Games experience for both. We will also ensure that as many people as possible see the action. Part of our fully funded, pioneering Full Stadia Program will bring young, passionate Brazilian sports fans to the Games via text message.

JENNIFER , CHARLES AND DAVID FROM FLORIDA LOVED RIO !

on on when my guests  visit Christ the Redeemer for the first time they have a unique experience when they see the statue of  Jesus Christ the statue is the image of the carioca people faith and sympathy it  celebrates in 2007 , 76 years of existence people come to Rio to  enjoy the grandeur of this  statue that measures 38 meters  and it has 710 meters above the sea level on the Corcovado hill  it´s consider   one of the Seven New Wonders of the modern world and it  was inaugurated on October 12th , 1931

My guests that became friends  had the opportunity to be blessed by a priest who was celebrating a mass on a small chapel that exists inside  christ´s body , what experience they had !

we also visited the Candelária church  an important historical church in the city of Rio it´s  located in the heart of  the financial center built from 1609 to  the end of the  XVIII century it combines a barroque façade with a neoclassical and neoRenaissance inner decoration

The Arco dos Teles it´s a place not to be missed located in the center of Rio built in 1975 is a link between Travessa do comercio  with Rua do Ouvidor along with the arch that remains with an exquisite arcade of Portuguese style ¨sobrados ¨or two store buildings  , we walk along narrow streets where you see old buildings from the 19th century with high rise  colonial houses and  their tick walls now house several restaurants and bars  

Rio Scenarium  - A Club , Restaurant ,  Bar and Museum

                                                                                       

          

The Club is in Lapa  district of Rio in an antique street of  old residencial area you can see from the corner it´s a  three storey restaurant /club and bar cool place  a  mix of Museum and Antique Art with a great samba live band  it´s considered the 8th best club in the world 

                               This is me with my group

when you´re inside the Club no matter where you are you can see people dancing on everyfloor and you see this amazing wall with differents old clocks

Charles wrote nice words to me :

 After a month vacation in South America ,  thanks for the great time in Rio and for all of your assistance  , thank you very much for your time and patience during our stay in your beautiful country. Hope all is well.

Charles , David and Jennifer

Thank you all !

it was so nice to be with you showing my city !

Diana Persi

CHRIST REDEEMER AND NITERÓI WITH ISIORENE BERNARDINO AND HER FAMILY

The Statue of Christ the Redeemer is located on top of Corcovado Mountain at a hight of 710 meters and it is the most visited touristic attraction in Rio de Janeiro , the Statue was built in 1931 and it is the image of the carioca faith

Isiorene and her Family enjoyed a lot our tour

Home to hundreds of species of plants and wildlife, found only in the Atlantic Rainforest, this is Rio's urban forest replanted by man and spread by natural ecological development, which covers some 3,200 hectares. Its historical attractions and enchanting nooks are well worth a leisurely visit. Just a short drive from the financial center downtown, the North Zone and Rio's smart beach districts, its attractions include the Cascatinha Waterfallll, the Mayrink Veiga Chapel all favorite destinations for weekend family outings.The Tijuca Forest was reforested in the middle of the 19 Century after years of intense deforesting and planting (specially coffee plantations).The replanting was a pioneer initiative in all Latin America.

This is one of the fountain that you can find inside the park and can drink water of good quality that comes from the waterfalls

The Tijuca Forest it´s one of the largest Urban National Parks in the world with many species of plants and trees and wildlife

The charming litlle Mayrink Veiga Chapel is known by the brazilian´s Rio society for the sophisticated weddings and it is situated inside the Park

Á Mineira is one of the best Restaurants of all you eat that we have in Niterói , there you can find food from the South of Brazil and has all kinds of different foods for the most discerning palates and they loved to eat there

The Family in the Fort of Santa Cruz ( Niterói ) with a view of the Sugar Loaf  mountain

                                This  is me posing for a picture in front of the cannon  

                                            This Fort was built to protect the entrance of Guanabara Bay

This is what you see when you look from the top od the mountain on National City Park

                                        Me and the girls posing for a picture in the  sunset









   the girls were enjoying a lot  and our tour was almost finishing by the end of the day

Sugar Loaf and Pedra de Guaratiba

Tricia Dowhan and I at the Point of Grumari Restaurant after a full day tour

She ordered the Muqueca de Frutos do Mar ( a mix of fish with a touch of brazilian spicies) , a really typical brazilian food

the nature and the birds in a really paradise in Barra da Tijuca

we riding on the boat watching the beauty of the Island

The houses are built next to the water they have their own beauty and peculiarities

Laerte the boat driver knows every corner of this Island

This is a view of Guanabara bay and you can see the little boats on Botafogo beach

If you go to Sugar Loaf you will see the climbers with their classes trying to reach the mountain top on the back of the picture the Mountain of Sugar Loaf

Santa Tereza a tour with my sister and nieces

This is me on the left side of the picture , my sister Yara by myside , my niece Raisa and Rayanne

Writers and artists have always been attracted to Santa Teresa, seduced by its charm and its architectural and cultural riches, visible to the eyes and heart. The art displayed in many workshops that have taken over the neighborhood, finds its stronghold in Santa, how they prefer to call the passionate place. Everything that exists and knows about Santa Teresa is also a bit of history of Rio But for the visitor seems a place apart, with its own characteristics.

The flea market it is held every sunday of the month where artisans exhibit more varied hand made works

The narrow winding streets through which the old trams, the only ones that still circulate in Brazil, are more a peculiar attraction of the neighborhood. The charming vehicles began circulating in the last century, moved by animal traction and later by electricity. Remnants of a romantic era, were listed as historic and still walk trails perfectly preserved, leading the visitor to a rereading of the past. The tram leaves the city center, passes over the Arcos da Lapa and follows the route of the time in up-and-down from the hills of Santa Teresa. The starting point is the station on Largo da Carioca station gets good near the headquarters of Petrobras, Rua Lelio Gama. The place has a charming garden and reveals a little of what you'll find on this ride. With less than U.S. $ 1 to purchase a ticket to ride the famous tram yellowing. There are two lines that circulate in Santa Teresa, called Paula Matos and Two Brothers, with intervals of 30 minutes of departure.

The church and convent of Santa Teresa, responsible for the name of the neighborhood, belonging to the Order of Discalced Carmelites, religious houses who live alone and have little contact with the outside world. The order preaches simplicity, humility and discretion. Few residents said they had seen the nuns in the neighborhood.

Point do Grumari , Tour with tourists from Texas

Grumari beach
we stopped by Macumba beach , to take a picture this beach is another surfer mecca just South of Rio de Janeiro

It is a rustic place and an area of environmental preservation coast and sorrounded by hills with vegetation of restinga is great place for those seeking natural beauty and relaxation , there nature is exuberant .

There you can see the little monkies that are very curious about us , and the place is awsome , it is a great place to think about life and relax

Debbie was taking pictures of the monkeys while we were eating fish and drinking caipirinhas