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Welcome to RiO000Olympics.com, online home of the world’s greatest
sporting extravaganza, The Olympic Games, when it arrives in Brazil’s
most vibrant and famous city, Rio de Janeiro.

Where better to stage the biggest sporting celebration of them all,
than in the world’s party capital and Rio 2016 will be the first time
the Olympic movement has ventured into Latin America. It promises to
be a unique showcase of athletic talent that will be devoured by
millions of eager sports fans around the world.

We know it’s early days, and that the London Olympics in 2012 are
still a couple of years off, but if you’re a serious sports lover, or
an aspiring young athlete, we’re sure you’ll love what we have planned
over the next few years and won’t want to miss out.

Sign up now for our free regular bulletins, packed with updates on the
progress of preparations for the 2016 Rio Games, as well as news of
all the events to be included and details of the venues for the 31st
Olympiad.

We’re planning to include a series of colourful, up to the minute city
guides offering you the full skinny on Rio de Janeiro, its highlights
and the many attractions that await visitors and competitors for the
2016 Olympic Games.

Don’t worry, we won’t be bombarding you with daily emails, or spamming
you with ads (we promise) and for the next year, we’ll only be
contacting you once every three months or so. You’ll be free to opt
out at any point by the way, but we think once you’ve been bitten by
the Rio 2016 Olympic bug you’ll want to stick around.

After the London Olympics we’ll be going into overdrive, and as the
start of the 2016 Games draw nearer we’re poised to become the
essential reference point for everything relating to the Rio Olympics
and the greatest sporting event on earth.

London 2012 promises to be a great event, but Rio 2016, with it’s
stunning backdrop, world famous beaches and vibrant culture, looks set
to be one of the great sporting events of all time.

Follow all the news as it happens, right here on the site, with our
daily updates and exclusive stories direct from Brazil. Grab an RSS
feed of the headlines now and make sure you’re signed up for the next
edition of the bulletin, which we’ll be sending out before the end of
this year.