Joggers and pedestrians pass a clock counting down the time until the 2016 Olympic city host decision on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will choose on Oct. 2 between Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid, and Tokyo to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Brazil is the only country is among the world's 10 richest to never host the Olympic games.
People sit on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will choose on Oct. 2 between Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid, and Tokyo to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Brazil is the only country is among the world's 10 richest to never host the Olympic games
A pedestrian walks on a boardwalk along Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will choose on Oct. 2 between Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid, and Tokyo to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Brazil is the only country is among the world's 10 richest to never host the Olympic games.
Buildings line Copacabana beach near Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will choose on Oct. 2 between Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid, and Tokyo to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Brazil is the only country is among the world's 10 richest to never host the Olympic games.
Buildings stand near Sugarloaf Mountain along Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will choose on Oct. 2 between Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid, and Tokyo to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Brazil is the only country is among the world's 10 richest to never host the Olympic games. Photographer: