where were the summer olympics held in 2016
2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016),[a] officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and commonly known as Rio 2016, were a major international multi-sport event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 5 to 21 August 2016, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. They were the first Olympic Games ever held in South America.