Venues
The 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will use numerous venues to host the mega event. The layout of the venues for the Olympics and the Paralympics will be divided into 4 distinct zones; Deodoro, Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana Beach and Maracana.
The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympics officially commenced on the 16th of May, 2007. As was normal procedure, all cities wishing to place a bid to host the games had to submit a mandatory application to the International Olympic Committee on or before the 13th of September, 2007. Seven cities in all applied for a chance to host the Olympic Games; Prague, Madrid, Doha, Baku, Chicago, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.