On August 5, 2016, Brazil began its 16-day extravaganza of hosting the Olympic Games for the very first time. Beginning with its low budget Opening Ceremony, watched by more than 3.5 billion people, ...

Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympics after favourites Chicago suffered a crushing defeat. The Brazilian city will become the first South American city to host the Games after an historic vote by ...

SAO PAULO -- Rio de Janeiro city officials have been forced to temporarily close the stadium that will be used for track and field at the 2016 Olympics because of structural problems with its roof.

With a year to go before the summer Olympics begin, athletes took to the waters of Rio de Janeiro this weekend — in spite of growing concerns about the water they are sailing, rowing, canoeing and ...

Rio de Janeiro are using %22eco-boats%22 to clean up planned Olympic waterways Tests on waterways across the city showed dangerously high fecal coliform pollution ...

Brazil's recent descent into political and economic turmoil has distracted from the country's struggle to prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a recent survey of favela residents in Rio de ...

Elaine Thompson-Herah — the Jamaican sprinter who created history by winning gold in both 100m and 200m event at two consecutive Summer Olympics (2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo) — was temporarily ...

The International Olympic Committee has chosen the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympic Games, making it the first South American venue in Olympic history. International Olympic ...