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L<\/strong>ondon Olympics concluded on the 12th August, at the Olympic stadium. The event was officially known as \u201cA Symphony of British Music\u201d. There was an estimated 750 million global audience to watch this splendid function, and finally the flag was handed over to the next hosting city of Rio De Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics. Mayor Eduardo Paes received the Olympic Flag, via Jacques Rogge, from London Mayor, Boris Johnson.
<\/br>Rio de Janeiro commonly referred to simply as Rio is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th largest in the Americas, and 26th in the world. Rio de Janeiro has become a home of a World Heritage Site named \u201cRio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea,\u201d as granted by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 in the category Cultural Landscape.
\nRio de Janeiro represents the second largest GDP in the country (and 30th largest in the world in 2008), and is the headquarters of two major Brazilian companies \u2013 Petrobras\u00a0 and Vale, and major oil companies and telephony in Brazil, besides the largest conglomerate of media and communications companies in Latin America, the Globo Organizations.
<\/br>Rio de Janeiro is the most visited city in the southern hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, carnival celebrations, samba, beautiful\u00a0 beaches such as Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon. Some of the most famous landmarks in addition to the beaches include the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado mountain, named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World; Sugarloaf mountain with its cable car; the Samb\u00f3dromo, a permanent grandstand-lined parade avenue which is used during Carnival; and Maracan\u00e3 Stadium, one of the world\u2019s largest football stadiums.
<\/br>Some facts about 2016 Olympics<\/strong><\/span>
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