What is 2016 Summer Olympics?
{{Infobox Olympic games|2016|Summer|Olympics| | host_city = [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil | motto = ''A new world''<br />({{lang-pt|Um mundo novo}}) | image = Rio 2016 logo.svg | nations = 207 | athletes = 11,238<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/rio-2016|title=Rio 2016}}</ref> | events = 306 in 28 [[Olympic sports|sports]] (41 disciplines) | opening = 5 August | closing = 21 August | opened_by = [[Vice President of Brazil|Acting President]] [[Michel Temer]] | cauldron = [[Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima]] | stadium = [[Maracanã Stadium|Maracanã]] <br /> [[Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos|Estádio Olímpico]] | summer_prev = [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012]] | summer_next = [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020]] | winter_prev = [[2014 Winter Olympics|Sochi 2014]] | winter_next = [[2018 Winter Olympics|PyeongChang 2018]] }} The '''2016 Summer Olympics''', officially known as the '''Games of the XXXI Olympiad''' was a major international sport and cultural event from 5 August 2016, to 21 August. The host city was [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]].<ref name=riodecision>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091002/ap_on_sp_ol/oly2016_bids;_ylt=Ai9kyLQT04YP0iIglXeO4hQEtbAF|title=Rio wins right to host the 2016 Olympics}}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The 2016 Summer [[Paralympic Games]] was also held in the same city and organized by the same organizing committee. ==Possible host cities== [[File:Bids for the 2016 Summer Olympics.svg|thumb|200 px|Map showing location of cities bidding for the Games (click on the map to see more detail)]] The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games began on May 16, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2157|title=2016 Bid Process Launched|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=16 May 2007 }}</ref> Each city had to submit an initial application to the IOC before September 13, 2007, saying they plan to make a bid. Complete