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Thank you

Thanks Chile

I was talking mostly about the match against Japan. I hope tomorrow results are fair...

I'm fearing this Copa America will be just as bad (or worse) than the last one.

Who would have thought...

This match was... boring?

Hope New Zealand won't finish last. Their song is magnificent.

Thank you, Spain!

To Canada:

Brazil Brazil Jury Scorecard: Canada 12 Great Britain 11 Mexico 10 Colombia 9 Slovakia 8 Indonesia 7 France 6 Lithuania 5 New Zealand 4 Portugal 3 United States 2 Chile 1 Concluímos assim a votação do júri brasileiro. Esperamos que todos curtam os próximos Jogos Olímpicos em nossa nação. Obrigado! - This concludes the votes of the brazilian jury. Hope you all enjoy the next Summer Olympic Games in our nation. Thank you!

Brazil Brazil Jury Scorecard: Great Britain 11 Mexico 10 Colombia 9 Slovakia 8 Indonesia 7 France 6 Lithuania 5 New Zealand 4 Portugal 3 United States 2 Chile 1

Brazil Bom dia, Eslováquia! Olá a todos! O dia (e a festa) está apenas começando no Brasil e estamos ansiosos para revelar nossos resultados. Aqui estão os votos: - Good morning Slovakia and hello everyone! The day (and the party) has just begun in Brazil and we're excited to unveil our results. Here are the votes: Brazil Jury Scorecard: Mexico 10 Colombia 9 Slovakia 8 Indonesia 7 France 6 Lithuania 5 New Zealand 4 Portugal 3 United States 2 Chile 1

Waking up in Brazil Thank you New Zealand and Serbia for the points

I'm remembering South Korea in the women's tournament. After winning the necessary amount of sets to qualify in the match against Thailand, they went to lost all the remaining sets in the competition. This didn't change the qualified teams, but I hope we won't see the same with already qualified teams tomorrow.

What a great voice

Brazil has selected the last players to compete in the team events: Cazuo Matsumoto and Bruna Takahashi. (source) Men's Cazuo Matsumoto Gustavo Tsuboi Hugo Calderano Women's Bruna Takahashi Caroline Kumahara Lin Gui

As expected, Brazil has selected Renato Rezende and Priscilla Carnaval (source).

Tomorrow I think we'll have Mexico vs Chile. So we'll probably find out which team will qualify for Rio.

[hide] Preliminary Round June 3rd-June 14th, 2016 16 Nations, 4 Groups, 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for Quarterfinals All times are Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4) Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 3rd 2016, h. 21:30, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara United States 0 0 Colombia June 4th 2016, h. 17:00, Camping World Stadium, Orlando Costa Rica 1 1 Paraguay June 7th 2016, h. 20:00, Soldier Field, Chicago United States 1 1 Costa Rica June 7th 2016, h. 22:30, Rose Bowl, Pasadena Colombia 2 1 Paraguay June 11th 2016, h. 19:00, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Paraguay 0 1 United States June 11th 2016, h. 21:00, NRG Stadium, Houston Costa Rica 1 3 Colombia Group B Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 4th 2016, h. 19:30, CenturyLink Field, Seattle Haiti 0 3 Peru June 4th 2016, h. 22:00, Rose Bowl, Pasadena Brazil 2 1 Ecuador June 8th 2016, h. 19:30, Camping World Stadium, Orlando Brazil 2 0 Haiti June 8th 2016, h. 22:00, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale Ecuador 2 2 Peru June 12th 2016, h. 18:30, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Haiti 0 2 Ecuador June 12th 2016, h. 20:30, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Peru 1 1 Brazil Group C Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 5th 2016, h. 17:00, Soldier Field, Chicago Jamaica 1 1 Venezuela June 5th 2016, h. 20:00, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale Mexico 1 1 Uruguay June 9th 2016, h. 19:30, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Uruguay 2 0 Venezuela June 9th 2016, h. 22:00, Rose Bowl, Pasadena Mexico 2 1 Jamaica June 13th 2016, h. 20:00, NRG Stadium, Houston Mexico 2 0 Venezuela June 13th 2016, h. 22:00, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara Uruguay 3 1 Jamaica Group D Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 6th 2016, h. 17:00, Camping World Stadium, Orlando Panama 1 0 Bolivia June 6th 2016, h. 21:30, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara Argentina 1 1 Chile June 10th 2016, h. 19:00, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Chile 3 0 Bolivia June 10th 2016, h. 21:30, Soldier Field, Chicago Argentina 2 0 Panama June 14th 2016, h. 20:00, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Chile 3 1 Panama June 14th 2016, h. 22:00, CenturyLink Field, Seattle Argentina 3 0 Bolivia [/hide]

I had tickets for the Mountain Bike event in the last Saturday of the Games, but I had to give them to resale because this will be in the exact same day I plan to leave If only this wasn't in the last weekend...

Except for the beds, which have gone through multiple tests, furniture in the Olympic Village seems pretty basic. I guess is enough for a two-week event.

Largest athletes' village in history ready to give guests a very Rio welcome The Olympic Village in Barra da Tijuca is nearly ready to receive its first guests They call Mario Cilenti 'the mayor'. A veteran of six Olympic and Pan American Games, the èxperienced official is getting ready for the biggest challenge of his career: managing the Rio 2016 Olympic Village. During the Olympic Games in August, this huge site next to Barra Olympic Park will be the temporary home for thousands of young athletes from around the world, all of whom have come here to live their own Olympic dream. The job of Cilenti, and his army of staff and volunteers, is to make sure that the the largest athletes' village in history provides a comfortable, welcoming and inspiring place for all those competitors. In Rio, the village consists of 31 brand-new buildings of up to 17 floors each, with a total of 3,604 apartments, stretching 1.5km (about 1 mile) long. As well as more than 10,000 athletes, the Olympic Village will play host to officials from national delegations, including coaches, doctors and psychologists. At peak time in the middle of the Olympic Games, about 18,000 people will call the village home. Furthermore, about 13,000 staff and volunteers will be working in this massive complex. Creature comforts Athletes staying in the village will be treated like kings. They are, after all, the stars of the show. The grounds will be home to typical Rio kiosks selling fruit juices, coconuts, açaí and other snacks. "We are doing all we can so that athletes don't need to leave the village," Cilenti says. "They can go out to compete and come straight back." The complex contains a large recreation area with videogames, musical instruments and tables for snooker and table tennis. Olympic sponsors have played their part in bringing the latest creature comforts to the site; Technogym has installed a state-of-the-art gym, P&G will be managing a beauty salon and Samsung will provide each athlete with a free smartphone. The living room of one of the apartments of the Olympic Village Logistics and diplomacy To manage the logistics of this Olympic-sized operation, Cilenti will be in charge of a team of about 600 people during the Games in August. Between them, they will have to make sure that a fleet of up to 300 buses runs on time and that a dining hall that operates around the clock will be able to serve an estimated 5,000 people. Cilenti, whose first job at an athletes' village was during Sydney 2000, says that every Olympic Village is a little bit different and reflects the culture of the host country. "Beijing was perfect, everything worked very well but with a very Chinese style. There were two main roads parallel to each other. In Rio, we will have palm trees, a park, swimming pools and kiosks." As well as logistical challenges, there are also diplomatic headaches to deal with. "Some countries request to be distant from other countries for cultural reasons. Some countries play a lot of music and make a lot of noise." Noise restrictions will be in place at the village during the Games. Cilenti says that the main problems tend to begin during the second week, when some athletes have finished competing while others still have to complete their events. "We try to talk to the heads of delegations to avoid this." A peek inside an athlete's bedroom Eat, pray, compete It won't be all fun and games. A multi-faith centre will cater to those of the Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist and Hindu faiths, with meditation rooms, religious images, holy books and even a compass indicating the way to Mecca. For those looking for more earthly pleasures, a special bus service will take residents to a special section of Barra da Tijuca beach, just by the Hotel Windsor. High Security In June an imposing security fence will be installed around the site. About 500 police officers will sweep the entire area in July, inspecting all nooks and crannies from the basements of buildings to the insides of wardrobes. "Everyone who enters the village will need to go through an X-ray scanner," Cilenti says. "Even athletes' bags will be checked." On 18 July the first officials from the national delegations will start checking in. On 24 July, the first athletes will arrive in their new home. Cilenti is confident that the village is a place where great memories will be made, memories that will last a lifetime. "Athletes will take home with them the memories of the warm spirit of the employees and volunteers in the village. There wasn't such an atmosphere at London or Beijing because of cultural reasons. Here that warmth comes easily to people. And it doesn't cost a thing." The village will be a place of comfort and conviviality

About the tennis court roof... it was supposed to go around the whole court, but thanks to budget cuts it wasn't possible. The Beach Volleyball venue is massive. It will probably be one of the biggest ever (at least in Brazil). Yes, you're right about the slum, but they don't to this training anymore, which means is "abandoned". I think it's "cool", but some brazilians hate the fact that will be there. I think you're right about the golf course, the tickets don't have seats assigned.