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From London to Rio de Janeiro
The Olympic spotlight has now moved to Rio de Janeiro and South America's first shot at the Olympic Games.
The change came Sunday night at the end of the 2012 London Olympic's closing ceremony, just before the Olympic flame in the cauldron was doused.
The London Welsh Male Voice Choir and the London Welsh Rugby Club Choir sang the Olympic anthem as the Olympic flag was lowered. The flag was presented to Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, who waved it four times, according to tradition.
Earlier in ceremony, audience members got a taste of what is to come in four years. A colourful show of samba and tribal dancers and an appearance by famous Brazilian soccer player Pele paraded through the arena.
The taste of Brazil also featured Capoeira fighters and a Copacabana sidewalk. But there is a serious side as well. Rio is an experiment in holding the games in less developed nations.
London Mayor Boris Johnson (centre L) hands over the Olympic flag to IOC President Jacques Rogge, as Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes (R) watches during the ceremonial handing over of the Olympic flag at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium August 12, 2012. REUTERS
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Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes holds the Olympic flag after receiving it from IOC President Jacques Rogge (C), as London Mayor Boris Johnson (L) watches during the ceremonial handing over of the Olympic flag at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium August 12, 2012. REUTERS
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