# Tweet by [@keefmoon](http://twitter.com/keefmoon) on 2009-10-02 17:36:21 > [!INFO] Archived from [original tweet](http://twitter.com/keefmoon/status/4558517391) RT @BreakingNews: The IOC has chosen Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, bringing the Games to South America for the first time