King Juan Carlos of Spain (L) meets Brazil�s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) and soccer legend Pele (R) at the Opera house during VIP's arrive at the Opera house during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Congress in Copenhagen October 1, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics during its session on Oct. 2, with IOC chief Jacques Rogge predicting a narrow win when the 115 members cast their votes. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

King Juan Carlos of Spain (L) meets Brazil�s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) and soccer legend Pele (R) at the Opera house during VIP's arrive at the Opera house during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Congress in Copenhagen October 1, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics during its session on Oct. 2, with IOC chief Jacques Rogge predicting a narrow win when the 115 members cast their votes.

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  4. Brazilian President Lula da Silva delivers his keynote speech at the London 'FT Investing in Brazil Summit' in central London, on November 5, 2009. Brazilian President Lula Inacio da Silva arrived in Britain Wednesday for a two-day visit to drum up investment and have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. Lula also met Prime Minister Gordon Brown and will receive an award from the prestigious Chatham House think-tank for making 'the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations' over the past year.
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  7. Daniela Truffer (R) head of Zwischengeschlecht. org and Markus Bauer hold placards during a demonstration in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne November 19, 2009. Zwischengeschlecht. org, a human rights advocacy group dedicated to hermaphrodites or intersexed persons, are requesting from the IOC and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) a fair treatment for the case of South African runner Caster Semenya whose victory in the women's 800 metres final at the World Athletics Championship in August 2009 has been overshadowed by a gender testing row.
  8. Daniela Truffer (R) head of Zwischengeschlecht. org and Markus Bauer hold placards during a demonstration in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne November 19, 2009. Zwischengeschlecht. org, a human rights advocacy group dedicated to hermaphrodites or intersexed persons, are requesting from the IOC and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) a fair treatment for the case of South African runner Caster Semenya whose victory in the women's 800 metres final at the World Athletics Championship in August 2009 has been overshadowed by a gender testing row.
  9. Daniela Truffer, Head of Zwischengeschlecht. org, holds a placard during a demonstration in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne November 19, 2009. Zwischengeschlecht. org, a human rights advocacy group dedicated to hermaphrodites or intersexed persons, are requesting from the IOC and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) a fair treatment for the case of South African runner Caster Semenya whose victory in the women's 800 metres final at the World Athletics Championship in August 2009 has been overshadowed by a gender testing row.
  10. U.S President Barak Obama and his wife U.S. first lady Michelle Obama arrive to promote the city of Chicago's candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members during the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. The IOC will decide the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics later today.
  11. Brazil's Sergio Cabral, Governor of Rio de Janeiro (L), and Eduardo Paes, Rio de Janeiro city Mayor, celebrate during a news conference after Rio was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games at the 121st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009.
  12. Brazilian President, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (R), celebrates after hearing that Rio de Janeiro had been chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games during the 121st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009.
  13. IOC president Jacques Rogge (L) greets International Olympic Committee (IOC) members Russian former swimmer Alexander Popov (C) and Namibian former sprinter Frankie Fredericks (R) before an IOC meeting on October 7, 2009 in Copenhagen.
  14. IOC President Jacques Rogge, right, and Copenhagen Lord Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard plant trees in Copenhagen's Noerrebro neighborhood, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. The IOC has donated 115 trees to the Danish capital, one for each IOC members.
  15. IOC President Jacques Rogge (L) poses with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon before the 13th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Congress in Copenhagen October 3, 2009.
  16. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge shows the card containing the name of the winning city, Rio de Janero, in the bid for the 2016 Olympics on October 2, 2009.

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