• The final voting was held on 2 October 2009, in Copenhagen with Madrid and Rio de Janeiro perceived as favourites to land the games.
• Motto :
Live your passion
• Named after musician Vinicius de Moraes and
representing Brazilian wildlife, the Olympic mascot Vinicius carries design traits of mammals.
The mascots' fictional backstories state that they were both born from the joy of Brazilians after it was announced that Rio would host the Games. Brand director Beth Lula stated that the mascots are intended to reflect the diversity of Brazil's culture and people.
Commemorative coin
• Many restrictions are in place designed to prevent bidding cities from communicating with or influencing directly the 115 voting members. Nonetheless, bidding cities invest large sums in their PR and media programs in an attempt to indirectly influence the IOC members by garnering domestic support, support from sports media and general international media.
Logo
• The official emblem for the 2016 Summer Olympics was designed by the Brazilian agency Tatíl Design and unveiled on 31 December 2010.
• The logo represents three figures, in the yellow, green, and blue of the Brazilian flag, joined at the arms and in a triple embrace, with the overall shape reflecting that of Sugarloaf Mountain. The logo was based on four concepts: contagious energy, harmonious diversity, exuberant nature, and Olympic spirit.
• Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco headed the 10-member Evaluation Commission, having also chaired the evaluation commission for the 2012 Summer Olympics bids. They issued a comprehensive technical appraisal for IOC members, one month before elections.
The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games
Theme song
• Host city : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Nations participating : 207 • Opening ceremony : 5 August • Closing ceremony : 21 August • Stadium : Maracanhe host city of Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st IOC Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. Rio will become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics.
点燃你的激情
Mascot : Vinicius and Tom
• The names of the mascots（吉祥物） were determined by a public vote won over two other sets of names, tallying 44 percent of 323,327 votes, whose results were announced on 14 December 2014.
Bidding process
申奥历程
• The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was officially launched on 16 May 2007.
• Four candidate cities were chosen for the shortlist on 4 June 2008: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo