Rio De Janeiro Hoping To Host 2016 Olympic Games

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 5: An oil drilling platform is seen in front of Pão de Açúcar, or Sugarloaf Mountain, in Guanabara Bay on August 5, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio is seeking to become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics and will face off against Madrid, Chicago and Tokyo when the International Olympic Committee's vote this Friday, October 2, to decide the venue for the 2016 games. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)