Competitions will be held across the city at locations within a short radius, making the Games accessible to all.

Our project proposes to hold Olympic and Paralympic competitions inside the city of Rio de Janeiro, which has and is committed to building first-class facilities, easing the athlete's experience.

Rio's candidature team boasts professionals from various sectors with experience putting together large sporting events.

Get to know the structure of team Rio 2016 working together to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Check our calendar as we go through the steps towards becoming the host of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The chosen city will be announced on 2 October 2009.

Read about the development of our visual campaign and see the logo of "Projeto Rio 2016," or "Rio 2016 Project."