Wikimania 2010/Bids/Rio de Janeiro

Wikimania 2010 candidate cities:
Amsterdam - Gdańsk - Oxford

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Rio de Janeiro (/ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu/ in Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English), is the second biggest Brazilian city. The city is capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It was founded in 1565, was the capital of Brazil for almost two centuries — from 1763 to 1822 while it was a Portuguese colony and from 1822 to 1960 as an independent nation. It was the de facto capital of the Portuguese Empire from 1808 to 1821. Commonly known as just Rio, the city is also nicknamed A Cidade Maravilhosa ; "The Wonderful City".

• Country: Brazil
• City proposed:Rio de Janeiro
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Rio de Janeiro (Río de Enero) es la segunda mayor ciudad de Brasil. Es capital del Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Fundada en 1565, fue capital del Brasil durante más de dos siglos — de 1763 a 1822 cando colónia portuguesa y de 1822 a 1960 como una nación independiente. Fue capital de facto del Império Português de 1808 a 1821. Más conocida como Río, la ciudad también es conocida como A Cidade Maravilhosa.

• País: Brasil
• Ciudad proposta:Rio de Janeiro
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Rio de Janeiro (/ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu/ em Português, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ em Inglês) é a segunda maior cidade brasileira. É capital do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Fundada em 1565, foi capital do Brasil durante mais de dois séculos — de 1763 a 1822 enquanto colônia portuguesa e de 1822 a 1960 como uma nação independente. Foi capital de facto do Império Português de 1808 a 1821. Mais conhecida como Rio, a cidade também é conhecida como A Cidade Maravilhosa.

• País: Brasil
• Cidade proposta:Rio de Janeiro
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About Rio de Janeiro

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Travel and visa information

Coming to Rio

Rio de Janeiro has three international aipoirts:

• Santos Dumont Airport
• Galeão International Airport
• Jacarepaguá Airport

Self-evaluation

This is not actually self-evalutation since I'm not a member of the team who would be involved in organizing a Wikimania in Rio de Janeiro, and for clarity I should point out that I'd be likely to be engaged in the competing Stockholm bid if there is one, but isn't it rather unlikely that the jury would want two consecutive Wikimania to be held in South America (i.e. 2009 in Buenos Aires as already decided, and then 2010 in Rio)? I'm certain Rio could be an excellent place for a Wikimania, but I'm not so certain 2010 would be a good year.

Before spending too much time planning a bid for Wikimania 2010, it might perhaps be better to consider this and have a word with the jury (next year's jury or a previous one) and, if they hesitate, perhaps plan a very solid bid for 2011, 2012 or even 2013 instead? - Kristo 21:41, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

"I'm certain Rio could be an excellent place for a Wikimania, but I'm not so certain 2010 would be a good year." - I'm agree. I'm braziliam... but two consecutives Wikimanias in South America isn't good. Have a lot of other places in world. Maybe in 2011 or 2012? Béria Lima ^Msg 15:14, 20 December 2008 (UTC)