Caipirinhas in Rio after 2016 Olympics win RIO DE JANEIRO - Confetti poured over 50,000 cheering Brazilians, swimsuit-clad revelers waved green, yellow and blue flags and bartenders worked overtime serving caipirinhas to celebrate one of Rio's proudest moments: The 2016 Olympics are coming to the Marvelous City. Samba! Rio wins right to host the 2016 Olympics COPENHAGEN - The country's president was blunt. "It is," Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, "Brazil's time." Obama factor looms large as lobbying for 2016 Olympics heats up COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The four cities bidding for the prize honor of hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics began three intensive days of lobbying on Tuesday with the Obama factor looming large ahead of Friday's vote by the IOC.
What a month! Castroneves wins third Indy 500 INDIANAPOLIS - The tears flowed as soon as Helio Castroneves turned his red-and-white car into Victory Lane, and he really got emotional when Roger Penske leaned over to give his driver a hug. "Thanks for giving my life back," Castroneves said between sobs.