Rio de Janeiro was chosen as one of the candidate city to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and in case you haven’t seen it already, here’s the official Rio 2016 Olympics bid video. I liked it since, not only it’s a beautiful to watch video, it’s also seems that it’s not over the top, not too much, everything just seems enough yet still able to showcases the everyday lifestyle that i thought Rio was all about.

And on October 2nd 2009, the IOC elected Rio for the 2016 Olympics, i’d assumed that Rio De Janeiro will give it’s visiting athletes and sports fans an experience of vibrant culture, architecture, cuisine and an amazing natural landscape. Congratulations Rio de Janeiro!

Here’s some images to show you the euphoria around the Rio 2016 bid.

Crowd waiting for the announcement at the Copacabana Beach

After the announcement, comes the celebration!

All images courtesy of AP Photo.