Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games^[1][2] (Portuguese: Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos Rio 2016)^[3] was the organizing committee for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil. It was also known as the Rio 2016 Organising Committee^[4] (Comitê Organizador Rio 2016) or simply Rio 2016.

Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Type	Company limited by guarantee
Headquarters	Rio de Janeiro
Chairman	Carlos Arthur Nuzman
Website	www.rio2016.com

Board members

Nuzman (second from left), at a press conference (29 April 2009)

The board members were:

• Carlos Arthur Nuzman - President^[2][5]
• Marco Aurélio Costa Vieira^[6][7]
• Leonardo Gryner^[8]
• Andrew Parsons^[9]
• Edson Menezes^[10]
• Bernard Rajzman^[11]

References

1. "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: Paralympic Family Accreditation Manual". library.olympics.com. February 2016. This manual has been prepared by the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
2. "Hanse Golf Course Design selected by Rio 2016™ to design golf venue for the Olympic Games". Rio2016.com. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012. Rio 2016™ Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games ... the President of Rio 2016™, Carlos Arthur Nuzman
3. "Sobre o Comitê Organizador Rio 2016". br.fsc.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos Rio 2016
4. "Rio 2016 announces Organising Committee budget". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 January 2014. Rio 2016 Organising Committee
5. "Mr Carlos Arthur NUZMAN". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 April 2023. President of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
6. "Rio 2016 Appoints Marco Aurélio Costa Vieira as COO". iSportConnect.com. 20 July 2012.
7. "General Marco Aurélio Vieira é oficializado como novo secretário especial de esporte". globo.com (in Portuguese). 2 January 2019.
8. "Rio 2016 appoint Leonardo Gryner as general director". SportsProMedia.com. 26 May 2010.
9. "Andrew Parsons appointed to Rio 2016 role as successful IPC Project Review concludes". Infobae.com. 12 July 2021. Rio 2016 Organsing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
10. "Edson Menezes assume a presidência do Comitê Rio 2016". Band.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 17 October 2017.
11. "Bernard RAJZMAN". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

External links

• Official website Archived 23 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese and English)