Rio de Janeiro host 2016 Olympic Games

Crowds celebrate on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as it is officially announced that their hometown will stage the 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Vanderlei Almeida/AFP

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Jacques Rogge, holds a card with the name of Rio de Janeiro, chosen as the city to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters

President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil (R) hugs former national soccer player Pele as they celebrate after Rio de Janiero was awarded the 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters

People celebrate after Rio de Janeiro was announced as the winning bid to host the 2016 Olympics. Photograph: Andre Penner/Associated Press

Members and supporters of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic bid celebrate after winning the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP

Brazilians celebrate at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as their home city is awarded the 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Marcelo Sayao/EPA

President Jacques Rogge (2L) and Rio de Janeiro bid leader Carlos Nuzman prepare to sign the Host City contract during a press conference after Rio De Janeiro won the vote to stage the 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Crowds celebrate on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as it is officially announced that their hometown will stage the 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Vanderlei Almeida/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama leave the stage after they made a presentation in support of Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Photograph: Pool/PR

Supporter Patti Nugent reacts after Chicago lost their bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Morry Gash/AP

Marrissa Calloway, [L] is hugged by Anita Castellano following the announcement that Chicago lost their bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Morry Gash/AP

Yuki Yamamoto, a 2-year-old Japanese boy, reacts as Tokyo loses its bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters

Japanese supporters of 2016 Tokyo bids team react after learning Tokyo lost their bid to host the 2016 Olympics Games. Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP

A woman cries after the announcement that Madrid has been eliminated from the International Olympic Committee's voting process to select the host city for the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Madrid centre October 2, 2009. Photograph: Juan Medina/REUTERS